“The time has come and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent and believe the Good News”. These are the very first words of Jesus, recorded in Saint Mark’s gospel. Jesus begins his public ministry calling for repentance and faith as an individual’s response to the closeness of the kingdom. But do these words still move our hearts…

One year ago my mum visited me here, in Scotland, for two weeks. We travelled a lot, because I wanted to show her the beauty of this country. Once I decided to walk on the Bin of Cullen, a quite small hill behind Buckie. I assumed that there would be a nice view from there, but I had never been…

This happened many years ago. I decided to go to the seminary. One of the requirements was a talk with a bishop. He asked me, why I want to be a priest. In my youthful stupidity I honestly answered, that I knew many priests and I thought, that people deserve a good and helpful one. I was young and mindless.…

“You see this child: he is destined for the fall and for the rising of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is rejected – and a sword will pierce your own soul too”. These are the words said to Mary in the Temple by Simeon. When we listen to them, knowing the story of Jesus’ life, death…

When some banks in America started to collapse, the politicians around the world frantically started looking for any good solutions to save the economy. Plans were made; some good, some not so good. Some of them helped, some of them failed. The overall was not particularly pleasant, but maybe it could have been worse without those plans? We’ll never find…