A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home. He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he … [Read more...]

My dad is the best dad I could ask for. He’s a loving husband to my mom (always making her laugh), he’s been to every one of my soccer games since I was 5 (I’m 17 now), and he provides for our family as a construction foreman. This morning when I … [Read more...]

Sign seen in deli in Washington State: “What a friend we have in cheeses!” Up at the head table in the cafeteria, one of the nuns had placed a big bowl of bright red, fresh, juicy apples. Beside the bowl, she placed a note which read, "Take only … [Read more...]

One can wallow in sin and impurity, sinking to lower and lower levels, or one can choose to break the shackles of ignominy and seek God. It was said of Eleazar son of Dordia that he did not leave out any harlot in the world without coming to … [Read more...]

THE OLD MAN AND HIS FRYING PAN A man went fishing. He looked down the river bank and this young man noticed an old man fishing. That old man was having a lot of success. He was pulling in one fish after another. To the young man's amazement, he … [Read more...]

A successful businessman was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his directors, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together. … [Read more...]

An explorer returned to his people, who were eager to know about his recent trip to the Amazon. But how could he ever put into words the feelings that flooded his heart when he saw exotic flowers and heard the night-sounds of the forests; when he … [Read more...]

...and they said to an old priest, ‘speak to us of religion.’ And he said, "Have I spoke of anything else this day? Is not religion all deeds and all reflection, and that which is neither deed nor reflection but a wonder and a surprise ever … [Read more...]

Because all good stories start with "Once upon a time..." Once upon a time the village elder was walking with a young soap maker. The soap maker asked him: "Why is that we pray and study the Good Book, as people have done for thousands of … [Read more...]

Abbot Anastasius had a book written on very fine parchment wihich was worth eighteen pence, and had in it both the Old and the New Testaments in full. Once a certain brother came to visit him, and seeing the book, he made off with it. That day … [Read more...]