by Rafał Lar | 16 October 2019 | The homily
Cardinal Newman believed that “God has created me to do him some service…” So the hope of knowing and doing that service in this life could come from being in touch with the Holy Spirit. That’s why Paul admonishes the Galatians and us,...
by Rafał Lar | 14 October 2019 | The homily
I think this is an odd sign. Jonah is the epitome of the reluctant hero. He tries to run from his duty; even after he does his duty successfully, he does not appreciate the outcome. Even as Jonah was in the whale for three days so...
by Rafał Lar | 13 October 2019 | The homily
To many of us, today’s gospel is probably one of the simplest and most familiar stories from the Bible. During Jesus’ time lepers were society’s despised outcasts. They were compelled to live outside villages. If and when they came near...
by Rafał Lar | 10 October 2019 | The homily
Today’s Gospel reading reminds me of an image of God my friend Andrew calls the Vending Machine God. The image that if we pray enough, do enough good works, repent enough God will not only let us into heaven but he will give us what...
by Rafał Lar | 9 October 2019 | The homily
Blessed John Henry Newman was a fighter, as all the saints were, as you and I are called to be from our Baptism, and by the grace of our Confirmation. ‘A fight [said Newman] is the very mark of a Christian. He is...
