I will Make You a Fisher of Men
"Neither wealth, nor pleasure, nor power, nor honor is, in point of fact, the final cause of the will’s activity, Human experience reveals clearly that the attainment of even the greatest worldly goods leaves us still wanting more, still unsatisfied.” Bishop Barron A man dies and goes to heaven. St. Peter meets him at the pearly gates. St. Peter says, “Here’s how it works. You need 100 points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things you’ve done, and I give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how good it was. When you reach 100 points, you get in.” “Okay,” the man says, “I attended church every Sunday.” “That’s good,” says St. Peter, “that’s worth two points.” “Two points?” he says. “Well, I gave 10% of all my earnings to the church.” “Well, let’s see,” answers Peter, “that’s worth another 2 points. Did you do anything else?” “Two points? Golly. How about this: I started a soup kitchen in my city and worked in a shelter for ho...
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