There was once a protestant preacher who had the reputation of being a good preacher as well as a person of great prayer: “when he prays” people used to say “he moves your heart.” A reporter wanted to write an article about this preacher, so he went to one of his services. The preacher, as […]
An old boatman painted the word “prayer” on one paddle of his boat and “work” on the other. He was asked the reason for this. To answer, he slipped the paddle with “prayer” into the water and rowed. The boat, of course, made a very tight circle. Returning to the dock, the boatman then said,
A movie called “The Kingdom” was released in 2007. It was a movie about an FBI team that was sent to investigate a terrorist attack at a military base in the Middle East in order to catch or kill the boss of the terrorist organization. One of the military personnel who died in that bombing
Once I read a story about a child who received a gift in the presence of his mother. The child did not say “thank you,” and the mother did not scold her child for not saying thank you. If his mother cared about the education of her child, she would have immediately asked him: “what
There was a monk who was not a very talented person: he was not too intelligent, he was not physically strong, he did not have sports or artistic skill, etc. However, he was a good monk and always tried to fulfill his task in the best possible way. He always thought that God did not
Aron Lee Ralston (born October 27, 1975) is an American mountaineer, mechanical engineer, and motivational speaker, known for surviving a canyoneering accident by cutting off part of his own right arm. On April 26, 2003, during a solo descent of Bluejohn Canyon in southeastern Utah, he dislodged a boulder, pinning his right wrist to the
A certain wolf could not get enough to eat because of the watchfulness of the shepherd. He tried day after day, but the shepherd was always keeping his eyes on his flock. One day the wolf found a sheep skin that had been cast aside and forgotten. He dressed in the skin and strolled into
A basketball coach had twin sons. He wanted his sons to be professional basketball players when they grew up, so from an early age he took them to play basketball in the park. It was always the same, his sons wanted to play freely and to have fun and their father would not let them.
St. Benedict’s father sent him to Rome to study science and literature. However, soon after arriving in the city, St. Benedict became aware of the decadent life of the citizens of Rome. He immediately began to discern the situation and decided to flee Rome and go to a place where he could save his faith.
Indian legend has it that the great chieftain of the tribe was talking to his grandson about the future. The grandson was making plans for the future and he asked the grandfather what the secret was in order to make his plans come true. The tribal chief answered him with a single word: “sacrifice.” After
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