Catholic Church in Poland
Lidia Dudkiewicz talks with Fr. Inf. Ireneusz Skubiś – a founder and moderator of the ‘Europa Christi’ movement about challenges which European politicians are facing, the crisis of European identity and hope for widely open door of Europe to Christ »
ŁUKASZ KRZYSZTOFKA
How and with what main values to support the Polish family effectively? What is the influence of the family on other areas of life? How to strengthen married couples? These issues were the subject of discussions on 27 September 2017 among participants of the National Debate on Family. »
THERE IS NO SOLIDARITY WITHOUT LOVE
GRZEGORZ GÓRNY
If we today, after many years, were to point to a person who embodied ideas of Solidarity in himself the best, it would be Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko »
Wojciech Dudkiewicz talks with Lech Dokowicz – a film director, a screenwriter and a film producer, a co-creator of the initiative ‘Rosary to the borderlines’ »
WEDDING JOURNEY FROM FRANCE TO JASNA GÓRA
AGNIESZKA GOLAŃSKA-BAULT
Jean-Jacques and his wife Agnes Le Floch have walked over 2350 km during 103 days this year, in order to come to worship Our Lady in the miraculous icon at Jasna Góra. Being at the age of 70 and 68 respectively, they wanted to thank God for their happy life in this way. »
Włodzimierz Rędzioch
Włodzimierz Rędzioch talks with Marek Popiełuszko – a nephew of beatified Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko about the Foundation named Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko ‘Good’ »
FR. TOMASZ TLAŁKA OSPPE
Over 18 thousand paper photos, nearly 14 thousand ones sent via internet – each of them with an attached commitment given to Our Lady, about 30 thousand spiritual gifts given to Mary through the application ‘A Diamond from the Crown’. All this as a gift for the ‘Alive Crown of Mary’. »
THE HEART OF POLAND BEATS HERE
Archbishop Wacław Depo speaks about the significance of Jasna Góra
On the occasion of the feast of Blessed Mary the Virgin of Częstochowa attributable on 26 August, archbishop Wacław Depo addressed a pastoral letter to believers of the archdiocese of Częstochowa, dated on 8 August 2017, entitled: ‘Our Queen, Mary of Częstochowa!’. »
ANNA WYSZYŃSKA
‘Mary as our Queen’ – this was the motto of the participants of the 306th Warsaw Walking Pilgrimage who has set off from the capital city to Jasna Góra this year. About 5 thousand pilgrims set off for a pilgrimage, but a lot of people joined during further stages. »
WITOLD GADOWSKI
A lot of observers of the latest history of Poland cannot understand today why in Poland, after the years 1989, no strong Christian-Democratic Party was established, why beside ‘Our Journal’ – any other strong Catholic journal is edited here, at the Vistula, which would take away readers from ‘Electoral newspaper’. »
FR. MAREK ŁUCZAK
Holy Saturday in many British schools is extremely surprising for the natives. In the streets there appear crowds of Poles going to church to have food blessed. Our family tradition is not only noticeable there but is also sincerely admired. »
MORAL AND PATRIOTIC COMMITMENT
CZESŁAW RYSZKA
Maybe what I will write, will turn out to be a promise but – I hope – a fulfilled promise. I mean that we will finally have a good act about repatriation – an act promised by the Law and Justice party in an electoral campaign. »
THROUGH THE EQUATOR IN DEFENCE OF LIFE
ANNA WYSZYŃSKA
The Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa, which is in pilgrimage all over the world in the intention of life defence, is going to be in Panama on the World Youth Days in January 2019. At present the Icon which has already visited Asia, Europe and Northern America, is in Ecuador. This is the 28th country in this journey lasting the 5th year. »
MAGDALENA KOWALEWSKA
Within the celebrations of the 30th death anniversary of the creator of the Light-Life Movement in the Seym there was a symposium devoted to the life of Fr. Franciszek Blachnicki. Also statuettes Truth-Cross-Adoration were awarded, referring to the program of moral renewal of the nation and the society of this God’s servant. »
CHRISTIANITY A REMEDY AGAINST EUROPEAN CRISIS
ARTUR STELMASIAK
A pilgrimage to Jasna Góra, a letter to pope Francis, presentation of a renewed idea of Europe to Polish bishops, a scientific conference, a letter to the Catholics – are only some initiatives which were undertaken by the Movement ‘Europa Christi’ whose promoter is Fr. Inf. Ireneusz Skubiś. »