As I was a child I had some Roman Catholic influence in the local church in Diósd. But as I was growing up I faced different philosophies and views through the educational system at that time in Hungary. To tell the truth I liked those better. As a young professional …
I grew up in a Roman Catholic family in a small village in Hungary. Based on my first experiences with believers there, Christianity was not attractive to me at all. As a child, I saw stiffness and ambiguity rather than God’s loving grace. When I was in high school, I …
I grew up in a small village not far from Vienna. All I was interested in was soccer. Georg Schmidt, the former coach of the national team, told me about the young Hans Krankl that he would set up a goal on all four sides of his living room so …
March 6, 1945 is known in history as the day when communism was officially established in Romania. Simply saying, it went from a royal Romania to a communist era, which promised to create the ”NEW MAN.” In 1948, the law for the nationalization of industry and agriculture was passed, which …
No daddy to run to and say “I hurt myself today,” or even, “I got in a fight today, but I won!” What happens to that same little boy when his mother remarries, but tells him, “Never disturb your step-father; he is too busy for you?” For me, these realities …
“I still haven’t found what I am looking for” – a song of the famous rock band “U2” – accurately describes the first 22 years of my life. What was I looking for? I guess for what everyone desires: love, acceptance, security, purpose and meaning of life. Although I had …
At age 16 I had two clear conclusions: #1 Life is boring, #2 Life is unfair. Someday I will graduate, go to work, get married, have children, get old, and die. Life is boring! But my situation was better than most. I had a good family, good grades, and the …
