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…
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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…
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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…
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After completing the Munros in the Cairngorms the time has come to turn into other hills. When I was driving down to Braemar my attention was drawn by a southern range well seen from the last part of the B976 between Gairnshiel Lodge and the A93. I’d also noticed that range from the top of Mount Keen. Attracted by its…
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A year ago the Lib-Dem party decided to form a coalition government. Certainly they had a particular vision and certain expectations of the future. But last Thursday’s referendum on elections turned out to be a crushing defeat. This is a pretty good illustration of the disappointment of the two main characters in today’s gospel. They genuinely hated both the Romans and…