by Rafał Lar | 22 September 2019 | The homily
There is a story of an old man looking back on his life. One day he sits with his friends in a tea shop telling his story. He says, “When I was young I was fiery. I wanted to awaken everyone. So, I prayed...
by Rafał Lar | 21 September 2019 | The homily
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Matthew, the apostle and evangelist. The Gospel According to Matthew masterfully makes that connection between the Old and the New Covenant. Matthew was a “tax collector” a code word for a public sinner. Yet...
by Rafał Lar | 19 September 2019 | The homily
I love the beginning of the first reading when Paul reminds the young Christian Church, “…if you hold fast to the word I preached”. We, as a Christian Church today, should also hold fast to the Gospel. But we need to ask...
by Rafał Lar | 16 September 2019 | Uncategorized
In St. Cyprians writing on “The Unity of the Catholic Church” he said: “You cannot have God for your Father if you do not have the Church for your mother…. God is one and Christ is one, and his Church is one; one is the faith, and one is the people...
by Rafał Lar | 15 September 2019 | The homily
One day, a little boy, dirty from playing in the mud, comes home and asks his mother, “Who am I, Mom?” The mother thinking that her son perhaps wants to play a game says, “I don’t know! Who are you?”...
