Life of JP2
I remember some years ago I came across the life of Pope John Paul II in comic book form. It appears they’ve now taken it to the next level…"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
I remember some years ago I came across the life of Pope John Paul II in comic book form. It appears they’ve now taken it to the next level…The readings this week continue with the theme of the Second Coming, particularly focusing upon how we should “spend” our time waiting for the Lord to return…
In the First Reading we hear praise of the “worthy wife”. She is holy, conscientious and industrious. In the Second Reading, St. Paul explains to the Thessalonians what we learnt in last week’s Gospel, that the Lord will come when we least expect, but also that He should find us ready. In the Gospel Reading this readiness is spelt out in concrete terms – we should be using our God-given gifts in the service of the Master. He will someday return and we shall be called to account concerning our stewardship of His gifts…

Today is my 300th post. Thanks for reading 🙂

Today I wanted to publicize this webpage which contains a collection of debates. For anyone wishing to grow in his or her ability to give a reasoned answer for the faith, this is a must!

A Benedictine and a Franciscan were eating a meal together, and after dinner, they treated themselves to leftover pie. Alas, there were only two pieces left, one much larger than the other. Without any hesitation, the Benedictine reached over and took the larger piece.
“St. Francis always taught us to take the lesser piece,” the Franciscan said reproachfully.
“And so you have it,” the Benedictine replied.
