John Anthony Corapi was born in Hudson, New York on 20 May 1947. He was a football star, an Army veteran, a financial advisor to Tropicana in Las Vegas hotshot, and a millionaire real estate mogul to the stars of Hollywood. Then he became a cocaine addict. He ended up homeless.
On 26 May 1991, Pope John Paul II ordained Corapi to the priesthood.
Father Corapi's journey towards Christ is an inspirational one.
God works in mysterious ways. Let us pray that we are able to recognize God's messages, that we always do God's will and that we are able to live our lives to the fullest.
Hope that we all fare better than the farmer in this joke.
A farmer is in Iowa during a flood. The river is overflowing. Water is surrounding the farmer’s home up to his front porch. As he is standing there, a boat comes up. The man in the boat says, “Jump in, and I’ll take you to safety.”
The farmer crosses his arms and says stubbornly, “Oh no thanks, I put my trust in God.” The boat goes away. The water rises to the second story. Another boat comes up. The man says to the farmer, who is now at the second floor window, “Hurry, jump in. I’ll save you.”
The farmer again says, “Oh no thanks, I put my trust in God.”
The boat goes away. Now the water is inching over the roof. As the farmer stands on the roof, a helicopter comes over, and drops a ladder. The pilot yells down to the farmer, “I’ll save you. Climb the ladder.”
The farmer yells back, “Oh no thanks, I put my trust in God.”
The helicopter goes away. The water continues to rise and sweeps the farmer off the roof into the swiftly moving water. Unfortunately, he drowns.
The farmer goes to heaven. God sees him and says, “What are you doing here?”
The farmer says, “I put my trust in you, and you let me down.”
God says, “What do you mean, let you down? I sent you two boats and a helicopter!”
Happy Easter, everyone!
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