October 10, 2021

HE  BARKS

 

I heard a wife complaining
about her husband: “He barks!”
 
“Barks?”

“Yes! He shouts at me and
he snaps at the kids – in fact anyone
who doesn’t do what he wants.”
 
Just then I saw him petting their dog.

 

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

October    10,  2021

 

 Thought for the Day

 

“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”

Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 

The Shadow of the Wind

 October 9, 2021

A  PRIEST?

 

Great question: ask people
their take on Catholic priests.
 
I’m a priest. I have my take.
What’s your’s? People have met priests.
 
You might get a negative response.
But you could also get a great take.
 
Someone might tell you about a priest
who made a big difference in their life.
 
You never know till you ask.
You might even call and say, “Thank you!”
 
You might even take  the time
to think about “How you did  life so far?”
 
You might even decide to become
a priest yourself. Hey you never know.

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

October    9,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

 

“Good books don't give up all their secrets at once.”

 

Stephen King

 October 8,  2021

A  GLASS OF WATER 

It’s great when it’s cold.
It’s wonderful  when I’m thirsty.
It’s a blessing when the other says, “Thank you!”
It’s neat when it evokes “Perfect!” sounds.
It’s been around since the beginning.
It’s a free gift 7 times a day.
It shows God’s sheer imagination.

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

 

October    8,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

“Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.”

 

Arthur E. Morgan

 October  7,  2021

ROSARY  MYSTERIES

  

It’s never that simple: life.
 
There are mysteries.
 
It’s never black and white.
 
There are shades and differences.
 
It’s never simple.
 
There are decades of nexts.
 
Annunciations and assumptions.
 
Presentations and findings.
 
Ascensions and decensions.
 
Births and weddings.
 
Deaths and births.
 
And back and around the mysteries again and again.
 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021