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 | 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?”...
by Rafał Lar | 14 September 2019 | The homily
Today’s feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the text from the Gospel passage, “for God so loved the world that He gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him might not perish, but have eternal life,” puts us at the very center of...
by Rafał Lar | 10 September 2019 | The homily
The Self-Improvement industry is going strong. Books and blogs abound proclaiming to share secrets about how to manage time for ultimate efficiency, eat a more healthy diet, find the best formula for exercise, remove the clutter, lose weight, find...
