A Scot, an Irishman and a Pole – three men of different age, life experience and from different backgrounds. Each one has been ordained by different bishops in different places, but all for the same purpose: to serve God and people in the Catholic Church. Their purpose is the same, but the range of duties and means are different. All…

Today’s gospel we’ve just heard might be difficult to understand – obviously not because of the reader – but because this text is complicated itself. Is there are a problem with the translation? Yes, there is. Let me explain this on my own. I was born and grown up in Poland, a country with its own history, culture and of…

Last Saturday was the Judgment Day. The earth was being gradually destroyed by enormous earthquakes at 6 o’clock local time. The believers were saved and the rest of the population was swept away. If you haven’t noticed such a fundamental change in your surroundings, don’t worry, you’re not the only one. At the beginning of 21st century it’s hard to…

Some time ago we faced a problem in Elgin. The number of children for first communion was so high that St Sylvester’s Church turned out to be too small to contain all candidates and their guests. In the hot debate about solving the problem one idea was to split the group. The criteria seemed to be obvious: a Polish group…

Once I was climbing the third highest mountain in the UK. At one moment the weather started worsening: the wind was blowing stronger and stronger; the drizzle turned into a downpour; the clouds covered the mountain dramatically limiting visibility to a few yards; the temperature noticeably plummeted. Hoping this was only a temporary change I carried on. But the changing…