The Body of Christ
When you’re at Mass, do you sometimes sneak a sidewise glance at someone near you, your mind wandering from the Liturgy to instead think about how this one is dressed, how that one looks, health-wise, and what’s going on with her hair? Oh, come on, I’m sure I’m not the only one. Hard as we try, we sometimes lose the battle to keep focused; we fight but lose the war against judging our neighbours. Most of the time it’s harmless mind rambling. It’s not gossip, we’re simply givi
Questioning in Humility
When I was a young boy I remember walking to Church every morning to serve the daily Mass. I remember the first time I started reflecting on the division within our Christian tradition: “Why is my Church called Roman-Catholic?”, “Why do we have different Churches that do not belong to my Church?”, “Why does the communist government in Poland discourage us from believing in God, from going to Church, from praying?” Those were questions that remained with me for many years as I
"Resurrection, Resurrection"
Once St. Paul the Apostle experienced the risen Lord, his entire life changed. From the moment of his encounter with the risen Jesus on, he was preoccupied with preaching this good news: “Resurrection, Resurrection”. These were the words that he repeated over and over again as he introduced the gift of Jesus to different peoples and communities. The season of Easter leads us to an ongoing reflection on the reality of the “Resurrection”. What is it? What does it mean? An
He Has Risen!
Easter Sunday is the greatest feast in the Christian calendar, as it marks the greatest of all miracles, namely the resurrection of Jesus. What was so great about the resurrection? Well, a few things. Let me try to make a list here: 1. In the resurrection Jesus confirms His own divinity, and that’s very important to us. After all, if Jesus was just a prophet but not God, his words and actions would not have the ability to “save us”. The words of a purely human Jesus cou