Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
The 3 Celebrities Who Gave It All Up To Become Nuns
Friday, April 15, 2022
What makes a person happy? What makes a life worth living?
Is it money? Fame? Popularity? Or career success?
We all know the answer, even if we don't always live like we know it. All of these things come up short. There is only one thing - or one person that can make us happy. And that is Our Lord Jesus Christ.
This is the only way to understand what the three woman featured in this video decided to do. Even in the midst of worldly success, they gave it all up to pursue Christ in a more focused way in the Religious life.
Of course one can follow after Jesus without joining a religious order. Some of us are called to go into business, to work in the entertainment industry, and have families etc. But some are called to the radical religious life - and they remind us of what's really the most important.
We don't just pop out our head out of the blue and expect to find Jesus. Think of things as being a journey. God puts incidents or certain people in our lives that draws us closer to him.
And that's how God is. He works in a loving and mysterious way. As the great Saint Augustine likes to put it "To seek God is the greatest adventure."
