ROBERT and Helen were brother and sister. Robert was ten years old, and his sister was nine. Like all brothers and sisters, Robert and Helen loved each other very much. They played together, read the funnies together, worked together, and went to school together. They seemed to have lots of fun and they were always [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2010’
The Fairy Pool
LITTLE eight-year-old Doris Miller lived in a J stone house near the seashore. Like her father, Doris loved the sea. Sometimes, the sea would be angry with its wild waves. Then again, the sea would be peaceful and calm. Oh, it was fun living near the sea — watching the sea, talking to the sea, [...]
The Man Who Forgot God
THE Man Who Forgot God! That’s the name of my story for this morning. Michael was the name of the man in the story. Yes, Michael was the man who forgot God. What did Michael do? Well, here is his story!
Michael owned a store, a store where he sold ice cream and candy. Michael’s store [...]
The Loyal Americans
WHAT do you do when you hear a band play “The Star Spangled Banner? You do what every real American does. You stand up. And why do you stand? You stand because you know that “The Star Spangled Banner” is the song of our country. You stand as a sign of respect for our country [...]
The Girl Who Didn’t Want to Go to Heaven
ONE day, Sister Judith told the first grade children all about heaven. She told the children that when they would go to heaven, they would see God and the Blessed Virgin Mary. They would also see Saint Joseph and all the other saints. They would see the angels, too, and they would hear the angels [...]
The Bishop’s Story
MANY years ago, there lived a King who had great love for the Blessed Virgin Mary. He wanted to show this love for the Mother of God in a very special way. So, he built a church — a church in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
When the church was finished, the King wanted to [...]
The World’s Greatest Book
DID you ever wonder how many books there are in this world? Why, there are millions of books in this world. Books in libraries! Books in schools! Books in stores! Books in homes! There are all kinds of books; history books, geography books, spelling books, story books, picture books, and many other kinds of books. [...]
God’s Service Flag
WHENEVER our country is at war, people hang service flags in their windows. Service flags, you know, are made of red and white cloth and have blue stars sewed on them. The number of stars on the flag tells how many people in a family have gone to war. If a family has one person [...]
The Lost Child
NOBODY likes to see a child cry. Whenever we see a child cry, we try to help the child. Isn’t that right? Certainly! We want little boys and girls to be happy. We want little boys and girls to laugh and smile. We don’t like to see a child cry.
Well, the other day a little [...]
“I’m Going to Tell Your Mother!”
THERE was one thing that eight-year-old Jackie Breen wanted. It was an electric train — an electric train that would run on tracks. A train that would start, stop, or run backwards at the pull of a switch. Yes, Jackie wanted an electric train, and he wanted it more than anything else in this world.
Jackie [...]