Last Sunday gospel told us about doubts of people in the home town of Jesus. He himself summarised that situation in the words: “a prophet is only despised in his own country”. These words make clear the reason of my stay in Scotland instead of Poland. It’s quite common belief that a prophet means a person who foretells the future.…
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Some two or three weeks ago an old woman in Poland suddenly lost consciences. The family called an ambulance, but the doctor pronounced her dead. In line with Polish law the body was transferred to a local mortuary and left there. In line with the law the doctor informed the local registrar, who recorded the death and issued a certificate.…
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Last Sunday I took part in a special event in Inverness. There were beautiful women in fine clothes and handsome men in suits. Right at the centre were several children, boys and girls, dressed in white. I think you can guess what kind of event it was. Of course, first communion. The day when these children took part fully in…
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A man approached a shop assistant and asked her about something in a foreign language. She replied that she hadn’t understood. So the man asked: “Do you speak German?” but her reply was very short: “No”. Then he asked once again: “Do you speak French?” Her reply was exactly the same. The man asked another question: “Do you speak Spanish?”…
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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…