An elderly woman walked into the local church. The friendly usher greeted her at the door and asked politely, “Where would you like to sit?” “The front row, please,” she answered. “You really don’t want to do that,” the usher said, “the priest is really boring.” The woman asked in return, “Do you know who I am?” “No,” he said.…
“We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language!” That was King Charles’ opening joke in his address to the US Congress a few weeks ago. The famous quote by Oscar Wilde refers to much more than purely linguistic differences, like spelling or pronunciation. A language is always deeply rooted in and conveys the cultural heritage…
The season of school exams means a lot of nervousness, stress, anxiety and even sleepless nights – and I’m just talking about the parents… The season of school exams means there will soon be many young people leaving their homes and entering the wide world, a prospect at once exciting and scary for youngsters and their parents alike. The latter,…
This Thursday, elections will take place across Britain. In Scotland and Wales, voters will elect representatives to their respective devolved legislatures, while in England, voters will elect representatives to local councils. Political parties and independent candidates have been working hard to persuade voters to choose them by presenting a variety of solutions to a range of pressing issues. The most…
In 2006, I was invited to run a Lenten retreat for the Polish communities across Buckinghamshire. From that, my first ever visit to the UK, I remember two things that inspired me for the rest of my life. The first one was a domestic bean-to-cup coffee maker in the parish house where I stayed. It made such a deep impression…