I am one of five boys.  Growing up with four brothers meant that we pretty much had Toys-R-Us covered. It also meant that every kid that lived within a mile radius of our house knew that we had toys.  Mom had a household rule that was rigorously obeyed: if you wanted to come inside the...

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The parishioners at my first assignment begged us to offer the kids a group to which they could belong and thus get them off the inner-city streets. I said, “fine,” so we had a high school level youth group with lots of enthusiastic participants. Along with car washes, dances, lock-ins, retreats, I offered a “mystery...

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A paralyzed man was jumping around in the temple area overjoyed, and a curiosity crowd was gathering around Peter who just cured the man. Peter needed to redirect the attention from himself back to Christ. This is how he did it. He told the crowd, “You all denied Christ. You denied Him of a fair...

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Let’s say that you are walking along, and inadvertently you step in some quicksand. The more you struggle, the deeper you sink.  Finally, you are up to your neck and you are about to be buried alive. The end is near, but then someone comes by, sees you, and extends the hand to save you.  What...

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Witnessing is a great way to help others. Let me give you an example. Suppose the police made a mistake and thought I robbed a bank. I then turn to the arresting officers and asked, “When did I do this”? They said, “Last Sunday morning at about 11:15.” I thought to myself, “Wait a minute,...

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We just heard one of the most inspired poems from the second reading. Let me make a few observations so that you can appreciate the passage. The first three verses of this poem describe unprecedented doom. Sin puts us on a path that leads to death. An analogy comes to mind that best expresses these...

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