by Rafał Lar | 31 January 2020 | The homily
“Good things come in small packages.” This familiar axiom teaches us to look beyond apparent appearances and to use our imaginations to “see” what our eyes may fail to grasp on first notice. Today Jesus continues teaching by way of...
by Rafał Lar | 30 January 2020 | The homily
The Gospel is a wonderful encouragement for us today. We have been given gifts and they are now to be brought out and seen and heard. We ourselves are gifts, lights, meant to be seen and so reveal the Giver of all good things....
by Rafał Lar | 29 January 2020 | The homily
Today’s gospel from Mark includes a very familiar parable – the Sower and the Seed. In this story, Jesus likens seeds, and the ground on which it falls, to how people hear the Word. As some seed falls along the path and is eaten by the...
by Rafał Lar | 27 January 2020 | The homily
When I was in theology one of my professors of New Testament said that the most remarkable thing about Jesus for the people of his time and place was that he was not remarkable or even noticeable at all. I thought this rather...
by Rafał Lar | 26 January 2020 | The homily
In the 16th century mystical poem, “The Dark Night,” the poet, St. John of the Cross, used the metaphor of darkness to signify soul’s journey to union with God. “The main idea of the poem can be seen as the joyful experience of being guided...
