October, 2017
V
October, 2017
isitation
OF OUR LADY CHURCH
3500 AMES BLVD., MARRERO, LA 70072
504.347.2203
Good Stewards Know We Don’t
Need to Fear Death
Hey, are we ready to die? I am. But, as you well know, I
am an old man. I’m 74-years-old. And, since the average lifespan
of an American man is 76.4 years, I’m almost there. I have lived
98% of a typical lifespan. That doesn’t bother me. I have lived
what I believe has been an extraordinarily blessed life. If God
wants me, I’ll go happily. How about you?
Jesus says the time to be ready is always RIGHT NOW.
Why does he say that? Well, because none of us knows when our
time will come. We not only don’t know the day, hour, minute or
second, we don’t even know the year or decade. So, Jesus says
always be prepared now.
Ralph’s doctor told him he had the body of a 40-something.
Ralph was seventy-two. Ralph died of a massive heart attack just
after beating a 51-year-old man on a tennis court. Pat celebrated his
56 th birthday by dancing until two in the morning with his wife,
Sally. Sally found Pat dead in their bed when she got-up the next
morning. Tammy was celebrating her Sweet 16 th by going to a
party with some of her friends. Brad, the 17-year-old driver of the
car, lost control of the car. It slammed into a utility pole. Tammy
died instantly.
I repeat. None of us knows when our God will call us.
Listening to Jesus, then, makes exquisitely good sense. A lways be
prepared! How do we do that? Well, by following the Ten
Commandments and by living the Beatitudes and the Great
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Things in People
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Can you Be-Leaf How Much
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Second Grade Celebrates America
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St. Peter Claver
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Thanksgiving Potluck Lunch
Remembering Our Deceased
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VOL Pet Blessing A Howling Success
Pictures With Santa
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New Ministry Helps Adults Affected By
Child Abuse
Mass and Healing Service
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Family Bingo Night