The gospel we’ve just listened to seems to be a perfect recipe for a suicide bomber or a sectarian (or both in the same person). Such a radical appeal automatically lights a warning light in every head. Or it should do. But many examples of the killing innocent people by terrorists provides sufficient evidence that’s not always obvious. I really…

I’ve been thinking for some years about a rather surprising custom of many mass attenders: taking the seats in the last pews. This is particularly noticeable when I say mass for Polish congregations. At the theatre or the opera it is the price that decides where you sit. But we don’t have tickets for mass. So, in this case it…

According to the Old Testament, the dispersed tribes of Israel became a nation when they left Egypt and were given the Ten Commandments by Moses. God chose this particular nation as his own. God did this for a purpose: Israel would show God’s wisdom and love to the other nations; Israel would have brought the light of true faith in…

For many centuries in the Catholic Church there was a trend suggesting that to live in poverty was the way to perfection. Some religious orders – like Franciscans – were established in opposition to more wealthy communities. Most of the religious nuns and monks make three vows and one of them is poverty. Interestingly when the members of the orders…

Last Sunday we heard about Jesus visiting two sisters, Martha and Mary. The first one was busy making dinner while the second was listening to Jesus. Of course, Martha was irritated by the behaviour of her sister and finally complained to Jesus. But he told her that she worried too much about many things and that Mary had chosen just…