We pay a dear price trying to possess the biggest, best, fastest and latest. Satisfaction will never be spelled with LETTERS (SUV, DVD, IRA, and IPOD) but rather by the WORD of God in today’s gospel: “Be on your guard against all greed.” Happiness comes from those we love and who love us and not from gadgets because we are more than consumers.
TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR CELL PHONE USE
- Thou shalt not dial while driving
- Thou shalt not wear thy earpiece when thou art not on thy phone
- Thou shalt not speak louder on thy cell phone than thou would on any other phone
- Thou shalt not grow too attached to thy cell phone
- Thou shalt not slam thy cell phone down on a restaurant table just in case it rings
- Thou shalt not make the cell phone more important than the company thou art keeping
- Thou shalt not leave the cell phone ringing just to show off the “cool” ring tones or refrain from answering for the same reason
- Thou shalt turn off thy cell phone at any Mass, funerals, weddings, yoga class, and anywhere it would be unacceptable to bring a screaming child
- Thou shalt not have a message intro lasting more than 15 seconds
- Thou shalt never answer your phone while you’re in the bathroom
