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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The Gift

A young African pupil brought a gift to the teacher. It was a beautiful shell, found only on a remote island beach. The teacher was deeply moved and realised that the child must have walked many miles to find the …
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10 Quotes From the Saints That Will Change the Way You See Holy Mass

1. When the Eucharist is being celebrated, the sanctuary is filled with countless angels who adore the divine victim immolated on the altar. ~ St. John Chrysostom 2. The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass. …
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If For A Christian

If you can stand before false accusations, And lift your head in grace and face the lies; If you can join in another’s celebrations, While your life falls in ruin before your eyes; If you can grieve with others who …
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Saint John Vianney and the Devil

Hell exists and that there are fallen angels condemned to hell, this is a dogma of the Catholic faith. The devil is a personal, living being, not a figment of the imagination. True, his activity in the world remains for …
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