We are all witnesses of the amazing advances in modern medicine. New drugs, new methods, new techniques; all these things make our human life easier, longer and more satisfactory. The power that drives this development is the desire to survive. A person will be willing to do many things to save and extend life – suicides are a sad exception.…

A few days ago I visited my friends in their newly rented flat. They told me how the flat had been completely neglected. My friends moved in about a month ago and since that moment they have two jobs: their own and cleaning the flat after the previous residents. The flat has good wall covering, pretty good furnishings and tight…

Watching the TV news these days seems to be the best way to lose the little hope we have left. Information about the worsening economy, the turmoil around the world, the crimes committed around us – it’s difficult not to believe, that our world is coming to an end. But this is just one, dark side of our world that…

When I walk in the mountains, quite often I have to go on zigzag paths. This kind of path leads from one side of the hill to another and back again. Every few minutes I’m back on the side of the hill that I just left. It could become irritating and very boring, but every zigzag takes me higher, closer…

It happened in the first summer after my priestly ordination. I was a chaplain at a 16 day retreat for families. This took place in a small village in the Polish mountains, quite far from any big city. Among the participants was a family with a 2 years old girl, Julia – a very cheerful character. At one point she…