As the month of November goes on, our Book of Remembrance fills up with the names of those who have died but whose memories are still alive. Some surnames sound familiar to me, recalling particular people I was lucky enough to meet; some names are familiar as I know their families; and some names tell me nothing. I recall those…

There he is – the new old president of the USA. When the results of the election became clear, his supporters were incredibly happy. Reports on the news showed ecstatic people, waving their arms, flags or banners, and shouting in joyful celebration. On the other side, supporters of the candidate who lost were shown crying, shocked or disappointed. It was…

Unless something absolutely unexpected happens, next weekend we will know who the next President of the USA is, thanks to this Tuesday’s election. A week ago parliamentary elections took place in Ukraine. Both events seem to be similarly democratic, but the latter has been widely accused of being rigged by the current Ukrainian government.  There are many autocratic, despotic and…

For the last couple of weekends millions of people in the UK have been watching entertaining programmes like ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ or ‘The X-Factor’. I’ve been doing something similar, but I haven’t watched any of the mentioned, as I personally find them rather boring. For the last three Sunday nights I’ve been following ‘Andrew Marr’s History of the World’. Presented…

Some time ago I was approached by a group of several young women, rather virulently asking me why the Church foolishly maintains its stance with regard to marriage as one inseparable, life-long lasting bond, and why it doesn’t allow divorced and remarried people to take communion. They were so agitated because their children would soon make their First Communions, but their mothers…