POOR POPE

On the way home from school, Savion informed me, "Dad, did you know that the Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world?" I told him that despite its size, the Vatican City is one of the wealthiest states in the world since every donation given to the Church by every Roman Catholic is a donation to the Pope, the leader of the church.

To stress my point, I reminded Savion and Nicolas that the money they give on Sunday service is a contribution for the Pope. Nicolas wondered, "But, isn't it for the poor?"

This Day In History
Pope John XXIII, born 1881
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_xxiii/index.htm

CO-EDUCATION

Savion talked about the difference of the boys and girls in his school. He said, "For the boys, it's 'Everest Violent School'." And shaking his head in disbelief, "For the girls, it's 'Happy Princess Land'."

SOUL SOAP

At bedtime, Savion asked these questions:

1) "Who is your priority? God, Mom, Nicolas or me?"
2) "Why does God prefer being with sinners?"
3) "When we confess, is it like the soul taking a bath?"

Savion's soap advertisement:
"GRACE" "The Soap for the Soul...Turn Black To White"

LITTLE LEGO FOLKS

Nicolas had a discussion with his friend about the way they play with their LEGO toy sets. The two friends told each other the consequences of "destroying" their LEGO sets. Nicolas' friend told him that after he followed the instructions and finished building a LEGO set, he could not dismantle it anymore. If he did, it meant, he will not get a new LEGO toy. Nicolas proclaimed that whatever he and his brother did with their LEGO sets - whether they built it up, disassembled it, mixed it up with other sets, built it up again - he and his brother would still get a new LEGO toy - "My brother and I can build and destroy and mix up our LEGO's. And we will still get a new toy from Santa Claus and my Tita Marlyn."
Nicolas' friend emphatically expressed his disbelief at this difference. He asked for an explanation. Finding the words to explain the glaring difference, Nicolas remarked, "Different strokes from different folks."