Cartoon – Not In The Mood For Gods Love
Author: Antarctica Journal
Big Tipper From Beyond
■ When Aaron Collins of Lexington, Ky., died suddenly last year at the age of 30, he left his family instructions in his will to leave an “awesome tip” for an unsuspecting server. “I mean $500 on a f—ing pizza for a waiter or waitress,” he wrote. His family did as Aaron had requested —but his brother, Seth, didn’t want […]
Read moreBrides Being Trafficked to China
A young girl not from China was forced into a marriage to a man that she didn’t know. She also didn’t know the language, so she was not totally aware that she was married and because her husband forced himself on her she was also pregnant. Since the girl was only 16 she didn’t know that she was going to […]
Read moreMac McCleary Quote – Patience
“Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.” – Mac McCleary
Read moreClement R. Attlee quote – Something Greater than materialism
“No social system in any country will bring us happiness, health, and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism.” – Clement R. Attlee
Read moreJean Pierre de Caussade quote – The Deepest knowledge we can have
“The realization that God is active in all that happens at every moment is the deepest knowledge that we can have in this life. … The path along which we go is in itself so extraordinary that there is no need to ornament it with extraneous wonders. It is a miracle and a constant delight, yet in itself has nothing […]
Read moreWhen A Team Pulls Together
■ A high school baseball team in Sacramento was practicing last week when they heard desperate cries for help. A teenage girl had been pinned underneath a car in the Valley High School parking lot. Without prompting, the 30-strong team quickly lifter the four-door sedan off the injured girl, allowing coaches Troy Quirillo and Brett Sawyer to pull her to […]
Read morePoem – QUESTIONABLE CHOICE (By Ray Gallucci)
QUESTIONABLE CHOICE Gathered at the water hole Primates lacking hair. Cover selves from neck to toe Lest reveal what’s there. Feeding till they’re satisfied, Drinking till they’re full. Elders showing sagging hides From the planet’s pull. Try imagining these apes “Masters of the Earth,” Guzzling down fermented grapes, Adding to their girth. Evolution must have […]
Read moreChurch at the South Pole – A Beacon of Faith
Sophrony Kirilov pulls hard on the strings of the heavy Russian bells from inside the world’s southernmost Eastern Orthodox church, calling to Mass anybody wanting to pray on this remote Antarctic island. The 38-year-old Russian priest is clad in a loose black robe and a vest dotted with patches of penguins and seals, marking his four years of service […]
Read moreCharles Dickens Quote – Lighten The Burdens of Another
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens
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