Truthfulness

Once a teacher gave his 12 years old students a chemistry problem to solve for homework. The next day, the teacher corrected them. One of

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Three hearts

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

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The story of the frog

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

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The cookie thief

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.

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Foresight

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

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Thanksgiving

Once I read this: if a child receives a gift in the presence of his mother, if his mother cares about the education of her

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Making our faith grow

Once a bishop said that he received a letter from a priest who was critical of his own seminary formation. In that letter he said

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Industriousness

Once a Bishop told this anecdote about St. John Paul II. He had an audience with him in the evening (around 7pm). He was in

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