by Rafał Lar | 3 November 2019 | The homily
He wants to see Jesus. We can learn several lessons from this story. If you are like Zacchaeus, who seems pretty happy and quite successful in life, but feel deep down inside that you are missing something, then please know, that all you need is Jesus....
by Rafał Lar | 1 November 2019 | The homily
The gospel today does not tell us WHO are saints but how to reach for holiness. We mourn, we hunger, we thirst, we lack, we are hurt, we make peace. These are actions and not states of being. Sanctity is a verb and not...
by Rafał Lar | 31 October 2019 | The homily
Around Halloween, we might wonder if there really is a world of invisible spirits surrounding us. The Apostle Paul sees life as a battle between good and evil forces, in which we are all engaged. But it’s a battle we can wage...
by Rafał Lar | 30 October 2019 | The homily
What is the “narrow gate”? It can be a metaphor for many things, all challenging. Perhaps a reminder that we can never be complacent in our faith. We may have made a commitment to follow Jesus but that means...
by Rafał Lar | 28 October 2019 | The homily
Today’s feast honors saints Simon and Jude, called by Jesus to be his disciples. St. Jude is regarded the Patron Saint of desperate cases and lost causes. This makes Jude a popular figure for the troubled times of our lives particularly when...
by Rafał Lar | 26 October 2019 | The homily
In Jesus’ time it was widely believed that if bad things happened to a person that it was direct punishment from God. A child born blind, for instance, was suffering for some frightening sin committed by his parents. Even today,...
