Life Without God?
At breakfast one morning, King Louis XV, savoring the aroma coming from the royal kitchen asked, “What is life without coffee?” Then, after a moment’s reflection, he asked, “What is […]
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God Loves Even Us
Some time ago, the following item went out over the Associated Press wire: Keeping a sense of humor about one’s name can help — as in the case of a
What Am I ‘here after’?
An elderly man confided to a friend that he was planning to live to be one hundred. The friend replied, “I too would like to be one hundred. But how
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A Family Portrait
A little British girl once asked her mother, “Mummy, how did the princess know she was going to have a baby?” Before “Mummy” could reply, her younger daughter, aged five,
You Are Richer Today…
In the 1980’s, often referred as the decade of greed, a new word was coined to describe young, “upwardly mobile” people obsessed with the desire for quick financial success: “Yuppie.”
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A Matter Of Loyalty
Someone has come up with a fantasy about what might have happened if the twelve Apostles had submitted formal job applications to Jesus. The applications are reviewed by a team
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Playing It Safe
A motorist driving along an almost deserted backwoods road, noticed that his car was overheating. He spotted a man sitting on the steps of a broken-down old farmhouse. He pulled
Precious Moments
In a reflection on his relationship with his father, a man wrote, As a Child, I could always depend on my father to put life’s disasters into perspective, whether it
Follow The Leader
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus is asked the question, “Lord, will those who are to be saved be few?” Jesus’ reply is puzzling to most Scripture scholars and theologians. one
Jesus Goes Walking
Many years ago, a retired French diplomat decided that Christianity was no longer for him. He saw Church institutions as being in decline, he criticized the clergy for lack of
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Saved By Your Good Looks!
There is an episode in Luke’s Gospel in which someone asks Jesus, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” (Lk. 13:23). Judging by our own experience, we can almost
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Turn Off The Hot Air
Doubt sees the obstacles, Faith sees the way. Doubt sees the darkest night, Faith sees the day. Doubt dreads to take a step, Faith soars high. Doubt questions, “Who believes?”
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What You Have To Do
She was a nobody. You would not recognize her name. You have never met her before. She lived in a faraway place in Africa. She died today — distantly, isolatedly,
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It Comes As No Surprise
It isn’t always easy to say the right thing on the spur of the moment. Consequently, it is easy to sympathize with the fellow who met an old friend with
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Flutter Your Wings!
A young widow had been left with her four small children to raise and her physically handicapped mother to care for. Over the years, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to the
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Lucky Or Not
It was December 22nd and the mother of several children suddenly realized that she hadn’t sent out any Christmas cards. In dismay, she sent her 10-year-old son to the drugstore
Oh, So Gentle!
Some time ago, a magazine ad for a certain automobile part depicted a very big, macho-type man, with huge muscles bulging out of his T-shirt. In his arms, he gently
Prince Of Peace
A woman named Betty tried to cram all of her Christmas preparations into a single day. Starting at 9 a.m., she shopped her entire Christmas list, bought a Christmas tree
A Love Story
Just a few days before Christmas, a family of four drove to a huge urban mall to do some last-minute shopping. They decided to shop separately so that any presents
Something To Be Lived Up To
A week before Christmas, a man in his sixties went into a big toy shop and began looking around at the various displays. He returned several times to a counter
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