The story is told of a prosecuting attorney in a small town
courthouse called his first witness, an elderly woman, to the stand. He
approached her and asked, “Mrs. Jones, do you know me?”
Four priests met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one priest
said, “Our people come to us and pour out their hearts confessing certain sins
and needs. Let’s do the same. Confession is good for the soul.”
During World War II, the United States government became
concerned that a number of German spies were operating in America, sending
information back to Germany regarding Allied war plans and specific troop and
ship movements. To keep them from impacting the war effort, the Office of War
Information launched a national campaign around the slogan “Loose Lips Sink
Ships.” It was a solemn warning to people not to repeat information that might
be damaging or even deadly if it fell into the wrong hands.
