Just Like Medicine

A Jesuit regent who taught at a high school once asked his students what a homily was for them. One answered that it was an explanation to the Gospel. Another said it was a commentary to a feast day celebration. Then another said it was an occasion to stress moral teachings or doctrines of the Church. One particular student struck the teacher as having the most promising answer when he said, "It's like medicine."

The young teacher was intrigued, trying to hide his amusement, he asked the student why he thought so. The student casually remarked, "Because you know it makes you well but at the same time makes you feel drowsy."

Shared by Sch. Francis Alvarez, SJ