by Rafał Lar | 24 March 2019 | The homily
Just past the halfway point in Lent, we put aside purple on put on rose — and rejoice. It’s “Laetare Sunday.” Our journey toward Easter is nearing its end. We can see the light, in every sense. We just started Daylight Savings Time,...
by Rafał Lar | 24 March 2019 | The homily
We start three weeks of discovering the richness of Baptism. Why did the Samaritan woman come to draw water at noon, the hottest time of the day? Did she want to avoid the times the other women in town came to the well? What are the...
by Rafał Lar | 17 March 2019 | The homily
St Teresa of Avila was able to describe prayer as nothing other than a close sharing between friends: “being on terms of friendship with God, with Him Who, we know, loves us” (The Life, VIll, 7). For her, words, however beautifully...
by Rafał Lar | 10 March 2019 | The homily
The story is told about two men drinking at a bar. One of them said: “Alcohol is not the enemy. It’s the ice.” The other one asked: “Why do you say that?” The first man said: “Vodka and ice will ruin your kidneys. Rum and ice will ruin your liver....
by Rafał Lar | 6 March 2019 | The homily
Sometimes people ask, “What are you doing for Lent?” There is one thing to give up during Lent – sin. This season of Lent is a preparation for renewing our baptismal promises during the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night. Paul says, when writing...
