Story for Children

Can We Be of Any Use?

It was a Saturday afternoon in autumn. The children were waiting for catechism class to begin. But to their surprise, instead of the kind...

If You Don’t Want Any Help…

There was once a monastery at the top of a hill, in the region of the Alps. It was small but very blessed and...

A Good Piece of Advice!

“First Lieutenant Louis Laforge, your obedience, competence and good performance in training and combat has earned you a promotion. It is my honour to...

Saved by Two Boys and Some Watchmakers

Darkness covered the sky and silence reigned everywhere, except in one house, where the light of a candle pierced the shadows and the sound...

The Lamb, the Pigs and the Mud

It is the peak of summer. “Oh, what a hot day!” the farm animals complain. Horses are lazy; donkeys stubbornly refuse to budge; the...

The Forest Fire

“Oh no! What a disaster!” Gabriel gasped, seeing the fire that was rapidly consuming the woodland around him. “Who will be able to put...

A Good Mother… and an Apple!

“Apples! Apples! Beautiful red apples! Of every size, large, medium and small! Sweet and crisp! Beautiful red apples! Apples!” cried Lucas. Poor fellow! He spoke...

The Hopeless Monk

While the first rays of the sun glimmered on the horizon, the bell of the Benedictine monastery sounded. A new day of praise to...

Angelic Delivery

Just before sunrise, the birds begin to sing, awakening the Ziolek couple for another day of prayer and work. The fields of this dedicated...

Blessed Are the Stars that Saw You as an Infant!

“Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and...

What Is Your Worth?

The sun has already set. We find ourselves in an urban district like any other, in the everyday environment of a family home –...

Pondering Divine Wisdom from the Deep Sea

There once was a family of whales who lived in the peaceful waters of a great sea. Their species was noted for its extremely...