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Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them. –Ann Landers

Bible’s Financial Wizard Q. Who was the Bible’s first financial wizard? A. Noah. He floated his stock when the rest of the world was in liquidation.

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them: Speak to the Israelite people thus: These are the creatures that you may eat from among all the land animals: any animal that has true hoofs, with clefts through the hoofs, and that chews the cud–such you may eat. The following, however, of those that…

Luke 24:1-12 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in, they did not find the body. 4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly…

[1] Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. [2] And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. [3] And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord…

<a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="javascript:avPlayer('http://websrvr40nj.audiovideoweb.com/avwebdsnjwebsrvr4453/lentlectionary/08_03_28.mp3','Beliefnet presents today\'s lectionary reading fromthe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’,’/imgs/avplayer/player_bibleaudiofeed.jpg’,’320′,’240′);”>Hear Today’s Lectionary Reading Reading 1: Acts 4:1-12 Responsorial Psalm: 118:1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a Gospel Reading: John 21:1-14 To read the text for today’s reading, please click here. All audio of the Lectionary readings are used with permission by the…

The gospel is so simple that small children can understand it, and it is so profound that studies be the wisest theologians will never exhaust its riches. –Charles Hodge

It is better to spend one day contemplating the birth and death of all things than a hundred years never contemplating beginnings and endings. -Buddha From “Sayings of the Buddha: Reflections for Every Day”, by William Wray, 2004. Reprinted by arrangement with Arcturus Publishing, London. Book available in the U.S. through Barnes & Noble, www.bn.com

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? –Vincent Van Gogh

A Recently Spotted Bumper Sticker: “Life isn’t too short. It’s the longest thing anyone will ever do.”

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