Church and Life

I want to speak today about the wisdom of the child – the beauty of innocence – the freshness of new life; a life that brings light unto the darkness too often found in the world. If I was to ...

We all know that violence is never the solution for our troubled world. There certainly are lots of problems around but starting wars in not the answer. Violence and wars lead to forced migrations, tremendous suffering, a waste of resources, ...

The world is oblivious to what is happening in Ukraine – Russia has been waging an undeclared war over the past 4 years since the Revolution of Dignity and the ousting of Russian backed President Victor Yanukovych. The Ukrainian army ...

Part I Joseph Heller’s novel Catch 22, tells the tale of a United States Air Force bombardier in World War II, John Yossarian, who defines as his enemy anyone who is attempting to kill him. Armed with this definition of ...

I do not talk much about the devil. Perhaps its because I think that people do not want to hear about it, – writes Bishop Peter in The Church and Life. Some think that the devil does not exist. Others ...

Христос Рождається!  Christ is Born! Christmas, thebirth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, is really central to the life of our churchand indeed, to Ukraine and its culture. In one way it gives meaning to our Christian faith, but it also ...

On Friday 19th October we had the honour to host a small group of residents from Kalyna Care to our museum “Bishop Ivan Prasko Memorial Library and Museum of Ukrainian Arts and Crafts”. The museum is located on the same ...

As a Retreat master at an all-boys Catholic College, it is part of my duty to invite priests to the Retreats, often to celebrate the Eucharist but mainly to hear the confessions of the students. When I create a roster ...

Actually, that’s why each one of us is born for. We normally call that going to heaven. Of course, we all want to be “holy!” Recently Pope Francis wrote a letter to the world on this topic. He talks about ...

As a consequence of our first parents’ fall, human will became weakened. The capacity to recognize and choose the good was also enfeebled. In their relations with God and neighbour and in their attitude towards themselves and their environment, human ...

by his son, Dr. Andrew Thomas Kania It has been quite a while since I sat down to write. My father’s passing, his funeral, and the aftermath of his death have been at the forefront of my time and thoughts. ...