Look up, always up!

“Boy, do you know how to climb?” asked the captain of a ship to a little cabin boy. “Yes, my captain, in my village I

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Thinking of my neighbor

It is said that when Javier de Winthuyssen’s father (a painter and garden designer), had to paint his house, he always asked the person who

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A Great Challenge 

Given the extensive apostolate carried out by the university chaplain, his adversaries sought to stop him. They chose from among themselves a highly intelligent young

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The golden bowl

An old beggar lay on his deathbed.  His last words were spoken to his young companion who had been begging with him and whom he

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Leprosy vs sin

Once St. Louis, king of France asked a friend: “Would you rather have leprosy or commit a mortal sin?” His friend, without any hesitation, answered:

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He cut off his hand

Tihamér Tóth recounts that when the Normans attacked Ireland, their leader promised them—to spur them into battle with a real incentive—that the first one to

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