A courtroom, a judge, a trial. A witness appears and testifies. A little later a lawyer tries to refute the testimony. This is typical of a scene we have watched in many films. We know what the lawyer has to do. There are many ways to refute a testimony. Quite often the witness’ past is a good starting point. When…

When I was a student in the seminary once I travelled with my friend by train. In one big city we had to change. Because of the hot summer we stood at the opened door of the train waiting for it to move off. When the train started we saw a young man chasing it. So we opened the door…

Last night I told you the story of my climbing up Ben Klibreck, one of the Munros. But I’m not going to continue this story, because we’ve just listened to a more exciting journey – the journey of faith. The readings of tonight lead us from the creation of the universe through God’s promises to their fulfilment in the life…

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…