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A man with a nagging secret couldn't keep it any longer. In the confessional he admitted that for years he had been stealing building supplies from the lumberyard where he worked. ""What did you take?"" his priest asked. ""Enough to build my own house and enough for my son's house. And houses for our two daughters and our cottage at the lake."" ""This is very serious,"" the priest said. ""I shall have to think of a far-reaching penance. Have you ever done a retreat?"" ""No, Father, I haven't,"" …

The fisherman and the fish A recently divorced and wealthy businessman had amassed enough money to live comfortably for the rest of his life. With his kids already grown and on their own, and all of his debts paid, he retired and decided to spend the rest of his days fishing. He purchased a nice little lake house with a nice porch and some comfortable loungewear. He bought a modest little boat and some top of the line fishing gear. On his first day at his new home he set out to the lake. He f…