... shopping day of the year for retailers. We aren't at the malls merely to exchange plaid socks or purple sweaters. Lured by the promise of big sales, "50 PERCENT OFF," we whip out our credit cards all over again. Greed. Enough is never enough. Comedian Paul Reiser (from ABC's Mad About You) admits he is a consumer sucker. He tells the following story on himself: I was in this stereo store, looking at this VCR/CD player/laser disc/pants presser combination thing. I wasn't even thinking of getting it; I ...
... burdens of suffering, craving, and ignorance, no matter how the issue of God’s existence fares among the philosophers. (William E. Reiser, Into the Needle’s Eye, Notre Dame, Ave Maria Press, 1984, p. 31) Now the Buddha was right, but the ... of the sufficiency of God’s grace. Paul is our signal witness to this miracle. You remember “the thorn in the flesh” which, despite Paul’s earnest prayer for that thorn to be removed – it wasn’t – but Paul’s conclusion was, “His grace is sufficient.” ...
