Last report to Abbot James Breakfast with Syzmon Czyszek, head of Knights of Columbus in Poland. Syzmon and KofC are leading a major relief ministry across the border with their sister organization in Ukraine. Knights of Columbus in Poland Donate to Ukraine. They are helping, along with others, 100k refugees a DAY! Again, there are …
Report 6 to Abbot James I’m nearing the end of my trip; tomorrow is my last day. Today I was invited to Sr Teresa Obolevitch’s PhD seminar to participate in a theological conversation on the metaphysical meaning of War. Sr Teresa is a world authority on Russian philosophy and theology and teaches at JPII University …
Housing for Ukrainian Refugees UkraineTakeShelter.com is finding hosts to donate shelter for Ukrainian Refugees. This post is from their site, and a great example of the domestic church. Shelter the Homeless. What is Ukraine Take Shelter? UkraineTakeShelter.com is an independent platform connecting Ukrainian refugees with potential hosts and housing. UkraineTakeShelter.com is a public bulletin. They …
Report 5 to Abbot James The last two days I’ve spent in the company of Piotr Czekierda (picture below) and Michal Luczewski, co-founders of the Two Wings Institute (TWI). Teach the lessons of Polish Solidarity and the “transcendental frame” of leadership. Defining Transcendental Leadership TWI serves the common good of Poland beyond self-limiting partisanship by …
Today Michal Luczewski and I rode a bus to Now Sacz, the site of a conference on leadership sponsored by Poland: Great Project, a Polish NGO. Michal is one of the architects of the conference and has invited me to speak on leadership.
Yuliia Federico Fled Kiev 3 days ago. Her family “is surrounded by the F**king Russian Army. “ She’s in route to Berlin, to stay with a friend of a friend. Refugees arrive at central station in Dworzec Zachodni. Coffee shops are providing free coffee and sandwiches to all refugees. Poles donate boxes of clothes and …
Report Three to Abbot James Lev, a Ukrainian boy, gave me this American bomber paper airplane as both gift and plea. I wish I could hear more of the story behind this gesture! Today we take the train to Krakow in route to Now Sacz. I speak on leadership at a Conference on Poland’s future …
This is how God renews the church: it’s through the domestic church and families welcoming families in distress. We did this, on a small scale when I was a pastor and realized its one of the Lord’s favorite ways of renewing sacramental marriages and saving some others.
The Creator and Creation Genesis One is more about the Creator than the creation. When read against its original background of Ancient Near Eastern creation myths, Genesis 1 comes across as a poetic monotheistic polemic – something that could have been memorized and sung in the liturgy. Using the world- picture of the ancient world …
Rules for Reading…….. The best way to read the Bible is to begin reading it with other Christians, living and dead (thus we are inviting Brother John into our conversation). Reading the Bible with the Church – both militant and triumphant – is one of the best ways I know to practice the Communion of …