The fool says in his heart... (Ps 14:1)

I have, via email, received this joke (with some wisdom behind it) and am posting it:

One time, an atheist, upon seeing preparations for Easter and Passover holidays, became incensed and decided to contact his lawyer. He complained stating that this was a discrimination inflicted on atheists adding:

"...and what's worse?!

We atheists have no holidays to celebrate!"

The lawyer felt sorry for the atheist, agreed with what he had said and accepted the case.

The case was brought before a wise judge who after listening to the long, passionate presentation of his lawyer, promptly banged his gavel and declared,

"Case dismissed!"

The lawyer immediately stood up and objected to the ruling and said,

"Your Honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? Surely the Christians have Christmas, Easter and many other observances. And the Jews - why in addition to Passover they have Yom Kippur and Hanukkah! ...and yet my client and all other atheists have no such holiday!"

The judge leaned forward in his chair and simply said:

"Obviously your client is too confused

to know about or to celebrate the atheists' holiday!"

The lawyer pompously said:

"We are aware of no such holiday for atheists,

just when might that be, your honor?"

The judge replied:

"Well it comes every year

on exactly the same date - April 1st!"

" The fool says in his heart,

'There is no God.' "

(Psalm 14:1)

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What about me?

...what do I say?

"He was an upright man" (Matt 1:19)

Holy Saint Joseph,
husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary
and foster-father of Christ Jesus,
you are now with God in heaven.
Please obtain for me
and those whom i love,
a pure, humble, charitable heart
and a perfect desire to
love, obey and serve God.
As you guided Christ, so too:
guide and teach us to be just
that God may be pleased
and that one day we too
may be with Jesus in heaven.

St. Joseph patron saint and
protector of the Catholic Church
please pray for us!

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i think this video is lovely:

http://www.catholicmountain.com/video/2308223:Video:1083

His appearance was changed before them! (Mk 9: 2-8)

The 9:30am Mass is, at our parish, 'dedicated' to children. A few years back, after the reading of Jesus' Transfiguration had been read and during the homily, the priest approached the children and asked:

"Let's see how attentive you all were :-)

Can anyone tell me what the Gospel was about today? :-)"

A little boy raised his hand and the priest called him up to the presbiterian. The child, around 6 or 7 at the time, smiling but not too sure of himself said:

"Jesus changed before his apostles?"

It's hard to explain the reaction - it was something like split-second silence and then a friendly smile from the priest accompanied with words close to:

"em - yes but we'll have to change that round a little :-)

Yes! Jesus did change before the apostles

but NOT change in that way

- Jesus was changed in appearance..."

(and the priest went on explaining... :-)

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Jokes aside ...well that really did happen but anyway... today we had that Gospel read again and i just love it so here it comes (not all but just part of it) accompanied by a few pictures...

"Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high moun­tain. There his appearance was changed before their eyes. Even his clothes shone, becoming as white as no bleach of this world could make them. Elijah and Moses appeared to them; the two were talking with Jesus.

Then Peter spoke and said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” For he did not know what to say; they were overcome with awe.

But a cloud formed, covering them in a sha­dow, and from the cloud came this word,

“This is my Son, the Beloved;

listen to him.”

and suddenly, as they looked around,

they no longer saw anyone

except Jesus with them.

And when i look around i can still see Jesus - not only in the people around me but also in the Most Holy Eucharist!

"What shall we say after this?

If God is with us,

who shall be against us?"

(Romans 8:31 - a line from today's 2nd reading)