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The Smoking Priest
New Beginnings
By
Father James Farfaglia
Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor. He invented over 1,000 things, but he is best known for inventing the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, the microphone, the storage battery and talking movies. It was December 1914, and he had already been working for ten years on the storage battery. This adventure had greatly strained his…
Important Lessons from a Poor Mexican Guitar Player
By
Father James Farfaglia
“Ladies and gentlemen, I am going to play a few songs for you. I hope that you like my music.” These were the words the poor Mexican guitar player spoke as he suddenly jumped aboard an old bus as it travelled up the Mexican Pacific Coast. The poor Mexican guitar player stood in the middle…
Real Christians Needed
By
Father James Farfaglia
A number of years ago I was invited to give a retreat to a group of lay people in New York City. A seminarian graciously accompanied me in order to help with the practical details. Prior to the evening retreat, we had a number of appointments, and so that meant that we would have lunch…
Go to Heaven
By
Father James Farfaglia
What is Heaven? Without a doubt, Heaven is a place difficult to describe. We cannot begin to understand it because Heaven belongs to the mystery of faith. In the Gospels, Jesus speaks of this mystery through images. He calls it the kingdom, a place of life, light and peace. He refers to it as a wedding…
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