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“God works for those who wait for him”
„Ani ucho nie słyszało, ani oko nie widziało, żeby jakiś bóg poza Tobą czynił tyle dla tego, co w nim pokłada ufność i czeka na niego.” Ks. Izajasza 64:3 Nie ma chyba lepszego dnia dla księdza, aby rozpocząć swoją posługę w nowym kościele niż w tą pierwszą niedzielę Adwentu. Z punktu widzenia Kościoła jest to rzeczywisty początek nowego roku liturgicznego i początek kolejnego cyklu kaznodziejskiego. Ten długi sezon po Święcie Zesłania Ducha Świętego, który dla niektórych z nas w tym…
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Treading the way of love like Christ
Only a few weeks ago, my husband Bryan and I were blessed to spend a whole week on the beach at the Outer Banks. The vastness of the ocean with water stretching as far as the eye can see, or the sound of the waves crashing against the coast, or that never-ending flow of water that brings with itself onshore a whole host of gifts from the sea each morning, or even that peaceful ambience that just fills my heart…
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My first Sunday Eucharist as a priest…
It’s been a true blessing and honour to serve the wonderful people of Grace/La Gracia Episcopal Church in Alexandria, VA over the past two years. I was absolutely delighted to celebrate with them my first Holy Eucharist as a priest in God’s Church. Please join us in prayer…
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God called to the priesthood… and here I answered!
It has been a long and winding journey since that time in the early ’90s in Racibórz, Poland, when already as an acolyte at the Annuntiata Convent of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSpS), I first felt called to the priesthood. So much happened along the way… But I’m absolutely thrilled and my heart is full of gratitude that finally on September 17, 2020 in St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, VA, the Rt Rev’d Susan E.…
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What a difference a week can make!
What a difference a week can make! The joyful sounds of ‘Hosanna to the Son of David!’ suddenly turn into the raging cry of ‘Let him be crucified’. The crowds’ elation as they recognise Jesus to be the blessed one ‘who comes in the name of the Lord’, the one who is their king, soon after becomes a fury that calls for ‘his blood to be on us and on our children’. Even the disciples, who marched triumphantly on Jesus’…
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The 4th Sunday of Easter @ Grace Episcopal Church
I invite you to join me as I officiate the Morning Prayer (Rite I) this morning at Grace Episcopal Church in Alexandria, VA. It’s also a wonderful blessing to share our online presence together with Bp Susan E. Goff, Bishop Suffragan and the Ecclesiastical Authority in the Diocese of Virginia, who will offer her sermon for this Sunday. Christ is risen, the Lord is risen indeed, alleluia!
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“This is the end, but for me it is the beginning of life!”
It’s early at dawn, Monday, April 9, 1945. Clear skies have opened above the beautiful Bavarian forest on the German border with Czechia. Even though it’s still freezing, the snow has melted from the mountain slopes, and winter is nearly over. As nature is coming back alive, there is this irresistible sense of optimism in the air. The end of the war seems finally within grasp. The Soviet forces are only three weeks away from capturing Berlin and the Nazis…
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The Guardian: Water becomes a weapon in Iraq war
Last week, following an interview for The Guardian, John Vidal published an article featuring my comments on water security and the current conflicts in Iraq and Syria. The article appeared in the print version of the newspaper on July 7, 2014. The article was reproduced by a number of media sources in China, Venezuela, South Africa, Turkey, Spain, Italy, and Norway. It was also shared by many international and governmental institutions, such as the US State Department, UNICEF, the University…
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BBC – Gulf diplomatic crisis over Qatar’s “interference”
In this edition of BBC Arabic’s Newsnight (March 6, 2014), I discuss the latest diplomatic spat over Qatar’s international policies. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates took the unprecedented decision to withdraw their respective ambassadors from Qatar. Although the tripartite joint statement refers to alleged Qatar’s ‘interference’ in the internal affairs of fellow Gulf states, this diplomatic crisis appears to have been triggered by Qatar’s support for Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and its unwillingness to bow to the…
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BBC – Saudi political activists jailed amid protests
