Blessing of Easter Baskets:
The blessing of the Easter food or the “Swieconka” is a tradition dear to the heart of every Pole. Being deeply religious, he is grateful to God for all His gifts of both nature and grace, and, as a token of this gratitude, has the food of his table sanctified with the [...]
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Many times we as humans have doubts and questions like Nicodemus. We even doubt God’s goodness. Especially if something happened to us or to our family. During those times we ask: God, why are you so cruel, don’t you care about your creation? Don’t you love us? If you would love us, you would never [...]
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“Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day. Six days you may labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord, your God”
Some students were discussing Sunday Mass in their religion class. One boy told how at one Sunday Mass, the adults of his parish had to fill out [...]
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In today’s Gospel we heard Peter, James and John experienced something of extraordinary: Transfiguration of Jesus – Change in His appearance.
So many times we want to change our appearance. We would go through so many inconveniences to discipline ourselves to go to gym few times a week to work out; some of us would [...]
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Last Wednesday we began the season of Lent which is our preparation for the Easter, for Jesus’ resurrection.
It is a season of forty days, in imitation of Jesus spending forty days in the desert. Jesus fasted in the desert, and overcame the devil’s temptations. In the Gospel for Ash Wednesday Jesus is telling us about [...]
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