When The Hurting Comes
When the new Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Airport opened several years ago, it was hailed as one of the biggest and best-equipped air terminals in the world. Within a few seconds of […]
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Happiness
Christmas Is Coming
In keeping with the Advent theme of high hope and great expectation, the Prophet Isaiah joyfully announces: “The Lord has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to
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Somebody’s Not Doing His Job
Columnist Erma Bombeck asked women for suggestions on how to terminate wars. Among the ideas that she received… Put the Post Office in charge of the war. It might not
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Formula For Happiness
In the Board Room of a highly profitable business, the question of employee bonuses for lengthy and meritorious service was debated. When the matter came to a vote, the majority
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It Ain’t Easy, Honey!
A few years ago, one of America’s biggest department stores tried marketing a doll in the form of the Baby Jesus. The advertisements described it as being “washable, cuddly and
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No Fairy Tale
A little bug who hung out in a big city museum had heard tales of the incredible beauty of Persian rugs. One day, he found his way into the exotic
Are You In Your Right Mind?
It has been said that we live in a time in which the “self” is paramount in the pursuit of happiness. That is to say, we live in a time
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The More He Gave …
We are living in a time of … Taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; higher incomes, but lower morals; more knowledge, but less wisdom; fancier houses,
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Holding Hands
The ancient Egyptians believed that when they died they would be asked by the god they called “Osiris” two questions. Their answers would determine whether or not they could continue
How Happy You Will Be!
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus tells us that the necessary precondition for our wholeness of life — genuine happiness — is to trust everything to God, that is, our very
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You’ll Be On Your Way
A thirteen-year-old girl said to her mother, “I feel so nervous.” Her mother replied, “What do you mean, ‘nervous’?” “Well,” said the youngster, “I feel in a hurry all over.
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Help!
The greatest obstacle to truth is a reluctance to face the facts! A woman who was very much overweight stepped off the scale and said, “According to the ‘Height-Weight’ chart
Climb Over The Fences!
Youngsters in a religion class were asked to write a letter to Jesus. One little girl’s letter reads as follows: Dear Jesus, My name is Karen and here is my
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If You Want To Be Happy …
Some time ago, at a sectarian University, the story went around about a student who had enrolled in a Course entitled “Theology 101,” known all over the campus as a
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Doing The Nitty-Gritty
Today’s Gospel account of the miraculous changing of water into wine comes early in Luke’s Gospel as a dramatic depiction of things to come. As the life of Christ is
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Please God!
With the coming of each New Year comes the realization that there are some things in life that we have in common: We’re all getting older. And all through the
Jesus Impersonators
The ranks of organized Elvis Presley impersonators continue to enlarge. A recent “Weekend Edition” of National Public Radio revealed that there are some twenty thousand of them in the U.S.A.
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You Make Me Happy
A CBS correspondent has noted that America is “highly anniversarial.” Hardly a day goes by, he says, when he doesn’t see a Press Release or two, triumphantly announcing some anniversary
