Let God Do the Rest!
We’ve all heard the old adage, “Life is what you make it!” Someone once said, “Life is 10% what you make it and 90% how you take it.” How do…
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The Cross You Carry!
“Whoever loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and…
Not for a Million Dollars!
Two caterpillars were crawling along across the grass one day when a butterfly flew over them. They both looked up and the one caterpillar nudged the other and said, “You couldn’t…
We Are Often Near-Sighted!
A young father-to-be was pacing back and forth, wringing his hands in the hospital corridor while his wife was in labor. His stomach was tied up in knots of fear…
Whoever Needs It the Most!
In 1970 I was just ordained and I was serving at Our Lady of the Brook, a new parish in Northbrook, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Sr. JoAnn, our religious…
God Taps Us on the Shoulder!
One day a priest was sitting at the airport waiting for his flight. A man sitting next to him struck up a conversation with him. He said: “Father, I only believe…
The Waves That Always Come!
One day when I was sitting down at the beach, I was watching two children, a little boy and a little girl playing in the sand. They were hard at…
What Will God Say to You?
Long before God created our world and the billions of people who would live on earth, God was planning the salvation for every person. While we were only an idea…
An Imaginary Kiss!
The day before Christmas a father got very upset when he saw his 3-year old daughter wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight that Christmas and he became…
Birds Sing After a Storm!
A young woman went off to college and left her plants and her goldfish in the care of her mother. Her Mom had the tendency to be forgetful and she…
