by Rafał Lar | 16 February 2020 | The homily
There is a story of two little boys, David and John. One morning when their mother is busy preparing pancakes for them, they begin to argue over who will get the first pancake. The mother seeing the opportunity for a moral lesson says to them,...
by Rafał Lar | 15 February 2020 | The homily
There are choices to be made each day, showing how we respond to God and are willing (or not) to share with others as we ought. An example of good response is in the feeding of the crowd, as reported in Mark’s...
by Rafał Lar | 13 February 2020 | The homily
I love this story. Jesus is on a journey outside of Jewish territory. Jesus “withdraws” to this area in order to have this special encounter with the non-Jewish world. And, when this woman comes to the house where...
by Rafał Lar | 12 February 2020 | The homily
The young king Solomon had prayed to God for an understanding heart, in order to be able to judge the people in wisdom and justice. Because he valued wisdom so highly, God promised him endless riches and glory as well. Wisdom...
by Rafał Lar | 10 February 2020 | The homily
In the gospel, we get a glimpse of the faith of those who wanted to only touch the fringe of his cloak to be healed. We have that opportunity every day to believe, to give ourselves over to God and...
by Rafał Lar | 9 February 2020 | The homily
In today’s gospel, Jesus used two simple metaphors to outline the role of His disciples in the world. In the first metaphor, Jesus compares His disciples with “salt”. He said, “You are the salt of the earth.” Salt is...
