People Are Like Clay Vessels A man was exploring caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay vessels. It was like someone had rolled balls of clay and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn’t look like much, but…
Read MoreAll Souls’ Day The Church has encouraged prayer for the dead from the earliest times as an act of Christian charity. “If we had no care for the dead,” Augustine noted, “we would not be in the habit of praying for them.” Let us think of the words of our Lord in the Gospel…
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23How to Lead Authentically A troubled mother one day came to Mahatma Gandhi with her daughter and explained to him that her daughter was in the habit of eating far more sweet food than was good for her. She asked, would the Mahatma speak to the girl and persuade her to give up this harmful…
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Will Jesus Recognize You? A middle aged woman has a heart attack and taken to the hospital. While on the operating table, she has a near death experience. During that experience, she sees God and asks if this is it. God says no and explains that she has another 30 years to live. Upon…
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Shoes on the Mantelpiece There was once a very poor orphan who wanted nothing more in the world than to belong to a family. Finally, his opportunity came. He was eight years old and a family wanted to adopt him! Introductions were made, papers were signed, and just 6 days after his eighth birthday he…
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. . . let me tell you a story: Life is a Mirror A poor boy was in love with a rich man’s daughter. One day, the boy proposed to her, and the girl said, “Your monthly salary is equivalent to my daily expenses. How can I be involved with you?” She went on, “How…
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Sinners and Saints From its very beginning the members of the Christian Community were-are a mixed bunch made up of saints and sinners. It also includes many who are not sure “what” they are and some who don’t seem to care one way or another. St. Augustine hints at an answer to the question: “Why…
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Take Pride In Your Scars. . . Make Them Your Strength. Does a leaf, when it falls from the tree in summer, feel defeated by the heat? The tree says to the leaf: “That’s the cycle of life. You may think you’re going to die, but you live on in me. It’s…
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. . . . let me tell you this story: GOD SPEAK TO ME! The man whispered, “God, speak to me” and a songbird sang. But, the man did not hear. So the man yelled, “God, speak to me” and the thunder rolled across the sky. But, the man…
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THE CRACKED POT A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole, which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of…
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