Today's Religious Joke

A CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time. So she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking slowly up to the holy site.

She watched him pray and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane and moving very slowly, she approached him for an interview.

"Pardon me, sir, I'm Rebecca Smith from CNN. What's your name?

"Morris Feinberg," he replied.

"Sir, how long have you been coming to the Western Wall and praying?"

"For about 60 years."

"60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?"

"I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews and the Muslims. I pray for all the wars and all the hatred to stop. I pray for all our children to grow up safely as responsible adults and to love their fellow man. I pray that politicians tell us the truth and put the interests of the people ahead of their own interests."

"How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?"

"Like I'm talking to a wall."

Thanks to Grandmère Mimi for this one...

The Body of Christ, Sold for You

A very interesting article came to my attention this evening. It describes the industry of making Communion wafers in the United States. You might think that it has been saintly nuns toiling over waffle irons making your hosts, but these days, you'd mostly be wrong.

There'll Always Be a Massachusetts, Veterans Division

Hate crimes are a stain on an entire community. When some ignorant thug threw a rock through a window of an Iraqi restaurant in Lowell, Massachusetts, the local veterans stepped in and held an eat-in at the restaurant to show solidarity with the owners and opposition to hate. Watch below.

They are my "Bricks of the Day" (shamelessly copied from MadPriest).