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| Statue St. John of Kanty in Knyszyn Photo by Henryk Borawski |
History
John was a priest who worked as a
professor of Scripture at a big university in Krakow, Poland. But some people
told lies about him, and John was fired. He was sent to work as an assistant
pastor for a small parish in Bohemia (now called the Czech Republic). The
people there didn’t trust him. For years, John ministered with love and
kindness and nobody was ever nice to him. Finally after eight years, the truth
came out about his last job and he was able to return to Krakow. On the day he
left, the Bohemian people of his parish followed him down the road for miles
begging him to stay with them, much to his surprise.
Activity
The Bohemian people didn’t trust
John because they thought anybody who had been fired deserved it. Sometimes we
call that “black and white” thinking – making a snap judgement without having
all the fats. Today, bake some Czech Black and White Cookies in honor of Saint
John of Kanty. They’re great cookies to have at Christmas time.
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