Holy Church celebrates the Conception of Saint John the Baptist. Again and again this festal day prompts reflections that inevitably yield a gentle thought about how comprehensive our Holy Church is in its understanding of sexuality and human nature. By celebrating the Conception of Saint John the Baptist, we really celebrate the arrangement of this ...

“Who can find a virtuous woman, because she is far more worthy than a pearl” (Proverbs 31, 10). “And, whoever found that woman has found good and obtained the favour of the Lord”(Proverbs 18, 22). “A good woman is God’s gift. A home and property is inherited from fathers, and a prudent wife is a ...

Early last week a top news stories on CBC truly hit my nerve. In mid-January a group of 30 Islamic terrorists captured an Algerian oil refinery and held its workers hostages. Algerian Special Forces intervened and the outcome was tragic: more than 70 people died, including 29 terrorists. When the attack took place, the terrorists ...

My sad and dreary thoughts and contemplations began before the holiday of the birth of our Most Holy and Cherished Mother of God; Holy Mary. The words “giving birth” began swirling within the depth of my soul and have me partaking in the fates of those dear and known to me, and to the people ...

It is not easy to think about death and even worse to write about it, but there comes a time for both the one and the other. In view of the fact that even one of his parishioners is like the ostrich sticking his head in the sand, when death is in question, a priest ...

When we think about the Church – if we think about the Church at all – we must admit that we have alienated ourselves from its true, original meaning . There are  people for whom the Church is a place to liberate their unfulfilled ambitions. There are also those for whom the Church is a ...

There will be a word about homosexuals, or whatever they are called, and for many reasons. All of the media outlets, for years now and consistently, as if this world does not consist of any normal persons, but only this small group of individuals, and if all other important world issues have been solved, homosexual themes are ever so present, ...

I addressed the International conference of the young leaders that took place at the end of March 2010 in Toronto. This impressive assembly dealt with the question of the position of the Serbs in a global context. The topic of my presentation was: How to preserve the national identity in the process of globalization.  

Standing by the bed of a sick person, very often I hear his weeping: “Why is this abomination happening to me; what have I done, and what sin against God have I committed to deserve this torture?” Feeling, with every single atom of my heart, the empathy with the ill, there is no other way ...