Last Thursday we celebrated the Ascension of the Lord. Jesus left his disciples but he didn’t abandon them. Since then he has never appeared in a human body, although the Holy Spirit remains among his disciples. It had to happen that way; this was the only way to make mature believers out of the disciples. A few days later the…

My knowledge about sheep and shepherds is rather limited. In the Polish mountains the shepherds lead a herd of sheep onto the highland meadows when winter is gone. They stay with the sheep all summer, staying in sheds. They have to stay, because of wild animals like bears, wolves and lynxes. The shepherds protect the sheep, but they wouldn’t ever…

A courtroom, a judge, a trial. A witness appears and testifies. A little later a lawyer tries to refute the testimony. This is typical of a scene we have watched in many films. We know what the lawyer has to do. There are many ways to refute a testimony. Quite often the witness’ past is a good starting point. When…

When I was a student in the seminary once I travelled with my friend by train. In one big city we had to change. Because of the hot summer we stood at the opened door of the train waiting for it to move off. When the train started we saw a young man chasing it. So we opened the door…

Last night I told you the story of my climbing up Ben Klibreck, one of the Munros. But I’m not going to continue this story, because we’ve just listened to a more exciting journey – the journey of faith. The readings of tonight lead us from the creation of the universe through God’s promises to their fulfilment in the life…