Once Fray Luis de Granada heard someone who was very angry with someone else, say: “he cannot do that, it is totally unacceptable.” Fray Luis de Granada approached this person and said to him: “you are facing this person with a wrong heart.” “With a wrong heart?” he asked and continued: “What do you mean?” […]
A frog wondered how he could get away from the cold winter weather. Some geese suggested to him that he could migrate with them. The problem was that the frog did not know how to fly. “I have an idea”, said the frog, “two of you geese should hold this strong reed, one on each
The story of the frog Read More »
A university student went for a walk one day with one of his professors. They were good friends and the student enjoyed talking with his wise professor. As they were walking along, they saw an old pair of boots on the side of the trail and assumed that they were abandoned. Soon they realized that
The happiness of being merciful Read More »
Once an old woman was at the gate in the airport waiting for her flight. She had bought a bag of cookies and a book. She was reading her book when she saw the young man sitting beside her grabbing a cookie from the bag that was in the seat between them. She tried to
In October 1911, two teams of explorers tried to reach the South Pole in order to be the first human beings to touch it. After almost two months, one team, led by Roald Amundsen, arrived to the South Pole, and returned home safely. The other team, led by Robert Falcon Scott, reached the South Pole
Preparation for the storm Read More »
Some of you probably remember the famous movie High Noon (1952). When Gary Cooper was the town sheriff, he put a murderer in jail. This murderer was set free and returned to town with some friends to get revenge. The townspeople abandoned him and he had to deal with the situation alone. His first reaction
Once St. Anthony, abbot visited the city of Alexandria in Egypt. He went there because Bishop Athanasius (future St. Athanasius) wanted to talk with him there. When St. Anthony entered the city, he saw a woman who was very well dressed and who drew the attention of all those who passed by. St. Anthony immediately
Once, as a woman walked with her son in her arms a voice spoke to her. The voice came from a cave and said: you can enter and take all you want, but you should not forget the principal thing and remember that after you exit, the door will be closed forever. The woman entered
Don’t forget the principal Read More »
Once an unbelieving farmer (he was baptized catholic, but he did not believe in Jesus) stayed home on Christmas Eve since the weather was terrible that day, as it had been snowing the whole day. It was the afternoon, and he was warm in his living room sitting in front of his fireplace, when he
Going in the wrong direction Read More »
There were two friends and one had good health. He was a sporty man, and he always tried to be a physically active person. His friend did not have good health and he used that as his excuse to be lazy. He did not like sports and although his friends always insisted that he should
Two friends, two attitudes Read More »
