31 May – Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
DRINKING
The celebrated English writer Emily Bronte while still at school wrote the following story, perhaps worried by the addiction shown by her brother Bramwell.
The Queen of Death was enthroned in her court, and seeking for a Prime Minister who would cause [...]
30 May
ANGER
At the University of Leyden in Holland, they have famous disputations and arguments for the public. An old shoemaker who had little or no education was often seen in the audience. As the public debates were held in Latin, and he knew nothing of this tongue, a friend once asked him why [...]
29 May
HANDS NEEDED BY GOD NOW
At the end of World War II American soldiers quartered in a German village offered aid to the desolate people there. But instead of asking for food, money, farm equipment or seed, the townsmen asked for help in restoring a statue.
For years, their proudest possession had been [...]
28 May – Seventh Sunday of Easter
The Spirit of God's Life
The Holy Spirit is the soul of the Church, the principle of its life and unity. God is living in us because he lets us share his Spirit.
(from the Sunday Missal)
_____________________
BAD TURNED INTO GOOD
For homework, I was required to make [...]
27 May
SPREADING OF GOOD NEWS
A Catholic visited his non-Catholic partner of 20 years, who was dying in a hospital. "Now that you are dying, don't you think you should embrace the Faith?"
The non-Catholic answered, "If your Faith meant so little to you in life that you never spoken about it during 20 [...]
27 May
CRITICISM
An old Persian adage has it that we should look well at our hand when we point an accusing finger at someone, because in that gesture three other fingers are pointing back at us.
- Quote (1000 Stories You Can Use, Volume Two by Frank Mihalic, SVD)
_________________
Acts of the Apostles 18:9-18 [...]
25 May – The Ascension of the Lord
SOWING THE SEED OF THE WORD
When a man sows the seed of the word, he does not know what he is doing or what effect the seed is having. H. L. Gee tells this story:
In the church where he worshipped, there was a lonely old [...]
24 May
TIME FOR OTHERS
Jesus visited the house of Martha and Mary . It was a special occasion, as it always was when Jesus visited. Martha was busy about many things, not paying much attention to Jesus but scurrying about doing this and that. She looked into the living room and saw Mary and [...]
23 May
WASTING TIME COVERING FAILURES
An Australian priest was on a geological expedition out of Melbourne and in sliding down a rocky mountainside ripped the seat out of his pants, leaving him exposed. There were lots of women and sisters in the group and so he spent the rest of the day in embarrassment, [...]
22 May – Memorial for St. Rita of Cascia, religious
MAINTAINING THE FACADE
A sister in the west Sepik in Imonda was visited during the night by a python who wanted to crawl into the warmth of her bed. In horror, she leapt up and ran off to the priest's house so he could come [...]
