Personalisation is a process of turning something common into something unique. I believe that in certain well-known chain coffee shops, baristas write clients’ first names on their disposable cups. A piece of jewellery turns an ordinary dress into my dress. Stickers on possessions, tattoos on the skin… Noting methods of personalisation can produce an endless list. At the heart of…

I have closely followed the ongoing war in Ukraine since the full invasion in February 2022. I wish the killing would stop immediately, but unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be happening any time soon. One of the most striking aspects of this struggle is the highly derogatory language employed by both sides. While it’s quite understandable on the invaded side…

At about the time of my arrival in Scotland, another priest from Poland, unbeknown to me, turned up too. Among a few things we had in common, one was very poor English. Soon we were deployed to two different parishes to assist their respective parish priests and, in the process, improve our language skills. Some time later, I went to…

Christmas that year was set to be different. As a new arrival in Scotland, with only a fledgling grasp of English, I was tasked by the parish priest with translating Polish carols into English. The idea was to incorporate a few of them into our Christmas celebrations because of the substantial contingent of Poles in the parish, but we wanted…

What springs to your mind when you hear: “the kingdom of God”?