“Daddy, is heaven beyond the moon and stars, and how is it higher than space?” — Leo At as little as four years old, the question of heaven — where it is and what it will be like — is already pondered in our hearts. Noah and Grandpa, 14 Oct 2024 When the Pharisees asked Our Lord when the Kingdom of God was coming, He said that the kingdom would not be determined by some set of signs and wonders, or by people saying “here it is” or “there it is.” For, in fact, “the kingdom of God is among you” (Luke 17:21). Our Lord then recalls the terrible times of Noah, when people refused to listen, and of Sodom, when fire and sulphur rained down upon the city, destroying people. Then comes the punchline: those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it. When they ask Him, “Where, Lord?”, He answers, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.” Our Lord is telling us that the door to the Kingdom of God lies in letting go of our need for contr...