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Today we celebrate Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the patronal feast of the Carmelite Order, who takes their name from Mount Carmel in Palestine. I’m sure you remember the story from the book of Kings, where the prophet Elijah challenged 450 prophets of Baal to prove the divinity of their God. It was of courseContinue reading “What is Carmelite scapular?”

Today, we see another side of Jesus in the Gospel. Often we see Him as the miracle worker, curing the sick, raising the dead. But not today. Now we see the flip side of these miracles: Christ demands a response from the people who have witnessed them. It’s not enough that people stare in wondermentContinue reading “If you do not stand by me, you will not stand at all…”

The parable from today’s gospel tells us: the sower – Christ or God – scatters His seed (the Word of God) generously on all types of ground. In today’s homily I said something about Sower and different types of soil. But I didn’t mention anything about seeds. And quality of the seeds (words) is veryContinue reading “As food can produce indigestion, similarly printed word can also produce intellectual indigestion”

Have you ever thought about what is the cost of the Gospel? Can we put a price on it? I think, we should put two prices on it. The first price is how much it should cost us to receive it. The second price is how much we “charge,” so to speak, to give theContinue reading “You received without charge, give without charge”

After Jesus’ action, we can see two different reactions. The reaction of the crowds, meaning normal everyday people, was one of amazement. Their reaction reveals a simple and pure faith that accepts what it sees. What a blessing it is to have this form of faith. Without speculation, just – you know – I acceptContinue reading “It is through the prince of devils that he casts out devils…”

First time I met Fr. Pat 13 years ago when I was helping at the Polish Church in Northwich. I recall needing a religious book to prepare a Polish wedding. Someone suggested I ask the Parish priest of the nearby Catholic community. This is when I encountered Fr. Pat. When I met him he wasContinue reading “Why do the clergy celebrate anniversaries or jubilees?”

Today, when we honour Jesus Christ as the High Priest, I’m thinking about this precious gift I’ve received with many others around the whole world – about priesthood. This morning together with Canon Pat Munroe we celebrated Mass in our locked, empty church. During the Mass I realised once again in my life that theContinue reading “Our Lord Jesus Christ the Eternal High Priest”

Perhaps most of you would agree with me that in various matters of our lives we very often like to take short cut. This opinion applies not only to our daily movement, but also to our thinking and actions. We like to think and act quickly, just right now. For example, we think that theContinue reading “Who is my mother?”

In New Zealand there are more flightless birds than anywhere on earth. Among them are the kiwi and the penguin. Scientists tell us that these birds had wings but lost them. They had no use for them. They had no natural predators on those beautiful islands, and food was plentiful. Since there was no reasonContinue reading “Eagle, Holy Spirit and you…”

Fr. James Valladares in his book – „Your Words are Spirit and They are Life”- described this story: „Dr. Martin Luther King knew many low moments. One night, for instance, his house was bombed. This literally plunged him into the deepest pit of despair – he hit rock bottom. In a state of utter exhaustionContinue reading “Dr. Martin Luther King and St. Paul”