by Rafał Lar | 15 January 2020 | The homily
Faced with human need, Jesus’ heart is moved to do what he can to alleviate their suffering. He frees those who are possessed by demons and heals those who are sick, including Peter’s mother-in-law As Paul will much later tell his...
by Rafał Lar | 13 January 2020 | The homily
After our time of celebrating the Christmas season, we return to observing Ordinary Time – or, more precisely, “counted time” between now and the beginning of Lent. For the next eight weeks, we will move through the first ten chapters...
by Rafał Lar | 12 January 2020 | The homily
Imagine yourself at a busy airport and, though in most airports one can never hear anything that is being announced, you hear your name. This happened to me once. In our own baptisms, we receive several things. Our name, freedom from...
by Rafał Lar | 9 January 2020 | The homily
The gospel from Luke and the reading from John are about love, the love from God and our love for him. In the reading from John, we learn what it means for us to love God. We are told that we cannot love God without first receiving his love....
by Rafał Lar | 8 January 2020 | The homily
“Do not be afraid.” This phrase, or some close version of it, can be found in at least 147 times in both the Old and New Testament. Some Biblical scholars put the number even higher. These same words where uttered by Saint John...
by Rafał Lar | 5 January 2020 | The homily
During these past weeks we may have heard and exchanged Christmas greetings – “Merry Christmas or Happy Christmas” so many times. Now that Christmas is over, we no longer use the same greetings. Certainly for many people such...
