Will it be your feast day too?

The All Saints' Day is to be celebrated soon. During just-mentioned 24 hours many of us will think about our deceased relatives, indulgences, meaning of life... It may be profitable, however, to ask ourselves before the day come: "what to do so you & me may become parts of this feast day not only now but for all eternity."  
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Tomasz, Racibórz +

Parents' Rights vs. Children's Lives

Married couples that, for many different reasons, can't have children think that the in vitro fertilization is the best solution to their problem. While the transmission of life is one of the most important thing for each and every potential parent, and – at least to some extent – in vitro helps  people to truly become either a mother or father, both wives and husbands should realize that –  just as a womb is related to the fullness of life and hope – the cans filled with embryos... are nothing but the frozen gulags.

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

The Acknowledgement

The image of Our Lady of Pompeii

The Blessed Virgin Mary asks of you and me some reparation for the five offences against her immaculate heart.
Some of us, however, continuously treat her as the person of one task* forgetting that the Gospel(esp. in its part reflected in the five joyful mysteries of the rosary) is, in fact,
the acknowledgement given to the humble Miriam by the trinitarian God himself.

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* She gave birth to Jesus, that's it! We often hear. While just-mentioned "it" is sufficient to call her the greatest person of all time, she did not stop thinking on you and me, becoming the first pro-lifer in world's history...The one that teaches us all that the gift of life should be cherished both at one's cradle and at his/her cross.

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

PS Pray her rosary so you may understand!

Loving or Using: On People & Things

"When does the human life begin?", "is the mind of an adult ape developed more that the one of 3 year-old child?","what constitutes individual's right to life?" These, among many other questions, are very interesting as parts of the philosophical speculation, yet very dangerous when one uses them as an ideological weapon.

It is so for the one simple reason: whenever someone tries to define, on any basis, whose lives shall be respected some kind of tyranny is about to come*.
 
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 Tomasz, Racibórz +

*The whole issue of abortion, euthanasia & assisted suicide comes to us as a result of egoism in its peak point. The one that, strengthen by the tyranny of relativism, tries to demand of you and me that we love things (and own comfort) more than people. 

The Caregivers

"Who will teach me what is most agreeable to God, so that I may do it?"

St. Kateri Tekakwitha


Two months before the next Christmas it may be profitable to think once again about the mysteries of divinity and humanity of Christ. “Why Our Lord came to us as an infant? Because He is God He should have rather manifested his presence as a great and majestic ruler” – some will probably claim. These people, however, should be aware that not all great rulers in world's history are remembered well. Children on the other hand aren't scary at all; on contrary, they are pure love. The one that needs and –  through the divine plan – may be answered better.

Saints Kateri Tekakwitha & Therese of Lisieux, pray so we all may become the most zealous missionaries and caregivers of the Baby Jesus.

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

Not in Vain But in Jesus' Name

Both offenders of the Blessed Virgin Mary and enemies of her rosary see ''this prayer on the beads'' as a vain repetition and – using some quotations from the Holy Bible – say that ''the rosary is useless.''

While any wise person will agree that this prayer is repetitious in its character (s)he also has to admit that the first angelic ''Hail Mary'' has been of the greatest importance for the whole world.

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

Why On Earth...?

Sometimes we hear ''why on earth shall we protect lives of some terminally ill people?''
These who ask just-mentioned question - and describe themselves as believers - probably forget that they, just as about seven billion of earth's inhabitants, are members of the Christ Body.

That is why the whole human race shall be protected. Sure, there are some problems, pain, and even death that we all will struggle with; still there is no place for despair: lack of one's capaticy will not be confused with lack of her/his dignity until medical doctors, nurses, and all of us try to follow the golden rule:

''Problems need to be solved, patients need to be loved.''

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

Her Help, His Way

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

The Gospel according to John


Both the Blessed Virgin Mary and her Divine Son probably suffer a lot as some of us, Christians, accuse the former of „taking people away from Jesus”. While it is true that only Christ is, and always will be, the source and summit of our faith, His Mother's mission is to provide us with a spiritual ladder and jug so we may get closer to the Messiah, having greater share in His graces at the same time.

How this could be? Please take a closer look at the weeding at Cana:

As the weeding guests had gathered there and then, through the gentle words of Immaculata, experienced the love of God the Son, probably He – and not His Holy Mother – was more intensely admired, loved, and followed by the married couple.

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

PS Please pray the rosary whenever you can.