2020 A YEAR OF PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION(?) Have you arrived at 2020 hoping this will be a year of personal transformation? At the start of such a journey, it’s crucial to know who you already are. And to take into account who you most definitely are not. The late Catholic...
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Not Home Yet
NOT HOME YET An old missionary couple had been working in Africa for years and was returning to New York to retire. They had no pension; their health was broken; they were defeated, discouraged, and afraid. They discovered they were booked on the same ship as President Teddy Roosevelt,...
Something To Think About As The New Year Begins
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT AS THE NEW YEAR BEGINS: There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept from fear and apprehension. One of these days is “YESTERDAY” with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches...
The Mouse Trap
THE MOUSE TRAP A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a mouse trap. Retreating to the farmyard the mouse proclaimed the warning: “There is...
Is Not It Strange?
ISN’T IT STRANGE? Isn’t it strange how a 20 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping? Isn’t it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you’re at church, and how short they...