• Sermon - Year A

    The Holy Family

    A man told his doctor that he couldn’t do all the things around the house that he used to do. When the examination was complete, he said, “Now, doctor, I can take it. Tell me in plain English what is wrong with me.” “Well, in plain English,” the doctor replied, “you’re just lazy.” “Okay,” said the man. “Now give me…

  • Sermon

    Christmas

    Next December, it will be a quarter of a century since the release of the first film in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, published about half a century earlier. When news of the film production broke, I, as a devoted fan of both the book and cinema, became massively excited about the…

  • Sermon - Year A

    3rd Sunday of Advent

    An American farmer was bragging about the size of his property to another farmer. “Back home,” he said, “I can get into my car, drive all day, and by evening I would still not have reached the furthest point of my ranch.” The other farmer replied, “You know, once I had a car like that.”

  • Sermon - Year A

    2nd Sunday of Advent

    The English Lions, the Polish Eagles, the Gallic Rooster… To the uninitiated ear, it might sound like a part of a zoo inventory, while, in fact, all three terms refer to the national football teams that will take part in the World Cup in the USA next year (Poland still needs to qualify…). In fact, animals might represent countries in…

  • Sermon - Year A

    1st Sunday of Advent

    “We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.” We all say these words together in response to the proclamation uttered by the priest celebrating Mass. Do you remember what he says and when? “The mystery of faith.” It concludes the most important part of the Holy Mass, the consecration, when the bread and wine…