Guardian Angel Saves Woman

One night when Stacey was walking home from work, she saw a man ahead of her, loitering against a building. Stacey had an immediate feeling of fear, there had been some recent muggings in the neighbourhood, and she sensed the …
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Which Church

“If I were not a Catholic, and were looking for the true Church in the world today, I would look for the one Church which did not get along well with the world; in other words, I would look for …
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THOUGHTS ON THE MISERY OF MAN – from The Imitation of Christ

WHEREVER you are, wherever you go, you are miserable unless you turn to God. So why be dismayed when things do not happen as you wish and desire? Is there anyone who has everything as he wishes? No — neither …
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The Old Monk’s Gift – A beautiful short story

Once there was an old monk who sang the Christmas song every Christmas Eve. His voice was ugly, but he loved the Lord very much and always sang from his heart. One day the head of the cloister said, “I’m …
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Judge Not!

A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted… “Dad, look the trees are going behind!” Dad smiled, but a young couple sitting nearby looked at the 24 year old’s childish behaviour with pity. Suddenly he again …
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What is a Sinner?

“Pray for Sinners” was the request of Our Lady to St Bernadette. The Doctor who studied Bernadette asked her “What is a sinner?” She replied, “One who loves evil.” He was impressed, despite her poor education, that she said “loves” …
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Two Men in a Hospital.

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s …
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The Glass of Milk – A True Story

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at …
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The Richest Man in the Valley

The farmer stood on the porch of his fine old home gazing out over his many acres. He had never enjoyed scenery as beautiful to him as his own land seemed that day. However, he was “not rich toward God” …
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I Walked a Mile With Pleasure

I walked a mile with Pleasure; She chatted all the way; But left me none the wiser For all she had to say. I walked a mile with Sorrow, And ne’er a word said she; But, oh! The things I …
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