Dear Readers of 'Niedziela',
The Archdiocese of Czestochowa has published the Catholic Weekly 'Niedziela' since 1926. At first the circulation of 'Niedziela' was small and distributed only in the diocese till the year 1939. During World War II the weekly was not published. In 1945, after the war it was distributed all over Poland but appeared till 1953 because the communist authorities suspended its publication. The break lasted till 1981. During the period of Solidarity the bishop of Czestochowa succeeded in re-establishing 'Niedziela'. Since then it has been published as the biggest Catholic weekly in Poland and Central-Eastern Europe. 'Niedziela' is read in Poland, Europe and America - practically on every continent. It has an electronic version and read in 111 countries worldwide. For several months the Russian edition, as a summary of our articles, has been published once a month. more...
Fr Ireneusz Skubis
Mateusz Wyrwich
In 2009 we celebrated the 70th anniversary of the origin of the Polish Underground State. So far this organisation has been unique in the world. No other state has functioned in such a form yet. The activities of the Polish Underground State ended in 1945. After the Soviets had entered the territory of Poland many representatives of the Polish Underground State were arrested. »
Fr Ireneusz Skubis talks to Br Wojciech Golonka, the Provincial of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
The white rabat (collar) symbolises the open book of the Gospel… I entered the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in July 1982, so 27 years ago. »
Fr Ksawery Sokolowski
Most Christians do not negate the fact of Christ’s presence in the Blessed Sacrament. You cannot be a Catholic and do not believe that at the moment of the consecration, when the priest says in the name of Christ the words, ‘This is my Body. »
Culture of feasts and daily life
Fr Ireneusz Skubis
We all do remember the unique, one of its kind, meeting which we describe as ‘Christmas Eve’. This meeting has its own traditions in Polish families. Nowadays our relatives often come to their homes from distant lands. »
Katarzyna Woynarowska
In Strasburg, rightly called the second capital of Europe besides Brussels, the activists of the pro-life organisations from almost all European countries met in St Thomas’ Conference Centre in the middle of December 2009. »
Kazimierz Szalata
True peace is born in people’s hearts. This fundamental truth shone in the life of the great humanist of the 20th century Raoul Follereau who during the cruel World War II took the initiative to establish the World Day of Peace – special time that would let each man realise that we were called to build creatively relationships between people. »
How to talk to children about... pornography
Elzbieta Lozinska
Our son tells us a lot what is going on in his school. Generally speaking, we have succeeded to talk to him a lot but certain difficult subjects have been brought up recently. We do not know how to talk sensibly to a 10-year-old boy. »
Fr Jozef Brzostowski
Irena from Detroit always associates Christmas with presents. Christmas Eve is the most beautiful day; she cannot wait to open the surprises. She was given a doll on that memorable day. »
Aleksandra Polewska
Recently one of the British antique auctions has sold a certain letter. Its author was an ordinary English soldier called Tom. The addressee was his sister Janet, living in London. »
Tusk’s proposal – completely to be rejected
Marian Miszalski
In the framework of ‘go forward’ avoiding the problems, which the government cannot solve, Prime Minister Donald Tusk trumpeted loudly an urgent ‘need to change the constitution.’ »
Katarzyna Woynarowska
What is temperance, restraint? Limiting your one’s will? Since the world gets crazy about goods of various kinds? Including emotions. Because we go mad about our desire to possess? »
Fr Ireneusz Skubis
The very nature of Holy Communion implies that the followers of Christ need one thing: be together. We mean solidarity. »
Agnieszka Dziarmaga
‘I was just about to finish the lesson of geography when my wife came to the school and said that something was going on, that people planned to strike in the vocational school’. »
Polish bishops defend the cross
Fr Mariusz Frukacz
The stand of the Church in Poland concerning the verdict of the European Court in Strasburg on the removal of crucifixes, the issue of propedeutic period in Polish major seminaries. »
The verdict of the Court of Human Rights in Strasburg (3 November 2009) concerning the removal of crucifixes from Italian state schools still evokes many emotions in the Apennine Peninsula. »
Fr Ireneusz Skubis
The front cover of the previous issue of ‘Niedziela’ of 29 November 2009 presents the poster of the Polish Caritas concerning the Christmas Aid to Children with the motto ‘Be witnesses of Love’. »
Marian Miszalski
Since 1 December 2009 the Treaty of Lisbon, creating the new federated European state: the European Union (so far it was a union of sovereign countries) has been in force. »
Fr Pawel Rozpiatkowski
People say that we are mean. Our help for developing countries is allegedly growing but many say that it is offered too slowly. »
Rev. Msgr Ireneusz Skubis talks to Grzegorz Bierecki, the President of the National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions (SKOK in Polish).
Removing crosses – forgotten prologue
Marek Jurek
The verdict of the European Court of Human Rights ordering removing crosses from schools makes us revise our national memory. »