Over the last week I was in a traditional Polish cemetery.. my great great great Uncle was buried there.. Thefil Starzynski.. which is from St Luke Gospel.. beloved of God. I...

With all the connections I have to Our Lady of Częstochowa.. firstly my name Sake Mayor Stefan Starzynski Warsaw 1939 killed by German.. when a priest mentioned when you go to...

Nine years ago I was in Warsaw… was at a castle in the historic district.. put a message on Facebook.. if I had any friends in Warsaw.. get a message.. Father saw your message on...

Tolkien wrote ‘ an inconvenience is an adventure correctly understood.. an a misfortune is an inconvenience not correctly accepted.’ Bilbo adventure began with an interruption....

Most people think being an amateur is only for beginners.. We admire the professional athlete, writer.. The professional does thing for gain, honor, money. But the amateur does...

What is Philosophy. Philosophy begins with a sense of wonder..Being Curious. ‘In Plato dialogue, Theaetetus -a dialogue about knowledge- Socrates says to his young interlocutor,...

Facebook is becoming part of the Meta Universe. In this new Meta Universe you can put on a pair of glasses and go and experience anything. It is the ultimate in you don’t have to...

Nothing in the frig except some baked beansAnd some left over salad and 3 bananasWhat to eat what to eatHow many times can you open the frig?I will put my cooking skills to the...

This morning for the closing prayer the priest prayed these words, “That our Lenten fast may be pleasing to you and be for us a healing remedy.” Father Charles M. Murphy in his...

I might be the last person you expect to give some reflection on fasting. It is clear that fasting is not one of my strength, but I am working on it. At a recent retreat at meal...