The first reading and the gospel today focus on a problem that is mentioned a lot in the Bible. This is the problem of the church becoming its own worst […]

Many of you may remember the musical ‘Annie get your gun’ which is an American musical comedy film, based on the life of the sharpshooter Annie Oakley. The music and lyrics […]

In  the 1880’s in the USA, two scientists were working with electricity,  they were both on a voyage of great discovery. One was inventing direct current, his name was Thomas […]

Many years ago, two men went for a walk in the countryside, as they were walking a shepherd was playing a beautiful melody on the flute.  One of the men […]

One of the complaints that we often make today when trying to contact companies is that it is so hard to speak to someone. We all prefer to be greeted […]

We have all heard the expression: ‘to burn ones boats’.  It probably has its origin in history.  Be it with Alexander the great in Grece or Hernan Cortes in Mexico.  […]

In Croatia women have a great devotion to St. Anthony, especially young girls praying for a husband. One girl was fed up one day and threw statue out the window; […]

In 1885 Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch Impressionist Painter) visited a museum in Amsterdam to see Rembrandt’s famous painting, ‘The Jewish Bride’. Having seen it he said, ‘I would give ten […]

Todays gospel is about Jesus’s little helper.  He is carrying a bag on his back and there he has five loafs of bread and two fishes. Maybe we wants to […]

In the summer of 1666, a man saw an apple falling from a tree, he asked himself: why? and he took some time to think about it.  He came to […]