GUARDING A REAL IMAGE OF CHRIST

Fr. inf. Ireneusz Skubiś talks with archbishop Wacław Depo – the metropolitan of Częstochowa, the chair of the Council for Mass Media of the Polish Episcopal Conference

THE HOLY FATHER AS A PENITENT AND A CONFESSOR

The initiative ’24 hours for Lord’, suggested by pope Francis is a special expiatory divine service, with adoration of the Holy Sacrament and confession for 24 hours, which started on 28 March in the afternoon. It was also held in many churches in the whole world. »

CANONIZATION MERCIFULNESS SPARK

(Editors)

Canonization Mercifulness spark which was given to representatives of all Polish dioceses and public services from cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz on 30 March, on Palm Sunday, and on 13 April bishops will pass it to youth delegations from particular parishes and representatives of local governments and social institutions, like hospitals, hospices, orphanages, social care houses and prisons. »

STOP BREAKING THE FAMILY BECAUSE OF POVERTY!

CZESŁAW RYSZKA

Poverty in Poland has the face of a child. Poverty has the face of a child living especially in a large family. According to the Main Statistics Office, nearly 10 per cent (that is, below the so-called existence minimum) of families with three children live in the extreme poverty and even 26.6 per cent families have four or more children. In total, 2.5 million children use benefits intended for people living in the extreme poverty. »

LAWS PROMOTING VIOLENCE

Anna Cichobłazińska talks with professor of the University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, dr. hab. Maria Ryś, the chair of the University Society Fides et Ratio

RESPONDING TO THE POWER OF EVIL WITH THE POWER OF THE GOOD

Fr. inf. Ireneusz Skubiś talks with bishop Marian Buczek– a Secretary of the Ukrainian Episcopal Conference

NOTHING HAS FINISHED YET

Wiesława Lewandowska talks with Anna Fotyga about too long silence of the world and ruts of the Polish Foreign policy

LAND AS A REFUGE OF POLISHNESS

ARCHBISHOP JÓZEF MICHALIK

I do not have any merits of the Polish village, because we all have love and emotional bond to homeland and this is a condition of identity, building inner sense of safety and dignity. In the youth times I saw a bitter difficulty of a farmer’s work, but I also saw that land never disappointed people, that there is gratitude for the emotional bond, multiplying fruits of a seed thrown into it, by ten and even hundred times, as it was reminded by Jesus. »

THE CROSS OF THE HOLY YEAR – THE CROSS OF WORLD YOUTH DAYS

BISHOP HENRYK TOMASIK

There are preparations for XXXI World Youth Days – Cracow 2016. Besides the organizational-logistic issues, spiritual preparation is extremely important: mainly a prayer. Many groups are praying in the intention of the World Youth Days which are going to be in Poland. An important phase of the spiritual preparation is going to be a pilgrimage of the cross of the World Youth Days. »

UNKNOWN TRIBUNAL OF MERCIFULNESS

Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik talks with prelate priest dr. Krzysztof Nykiel – a Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary

FROM LIFE TO LIFE

PAWEŁ ZUCHNIEWICZ

On 2 April 2005, nine years ago, at the time of the Jasna Góra Appeal Prayer, at 9.37 p.m. , the Polish Pope’s heart stopped beating. Between Saturday, when he passed away to Father’s Home, and the following Friday, when he was buried, it looked as if the world stopped. The next pope – Benedict XVI started the beatification process quickly. »

RUSSIA DID NOT GO TO SLEEP

Wiesława Lewandowska talks with Andrzej Wilk about rebuilding the Russian empire, making the West dormant and the European dream about times before the First World War

TRANSFORM BRILLIANCE OF RESURRECTION INTO THE MERCIFULNESS DEEDS

MAŁGORZATA CHOJNACKA-DZIESZYŃSKA DSSH

In Rome, during a fashion show, whose income was to be intended for a charity purpose, at one moment, gathered viewers experienced a shock, because, after presenting a collection by young models, Mother Theresa ran out into a catwalk. A surprised announcer first got flabbergasted and later said: So far we have seen pretty girls, but now we see a truly beautiful woman’. »

SAVING HOLINESS

Fr. inf. Ireneusz Skubiś talks with dr. Wanda Półtawska about pastoral priorities of blessed John Paul II, his educational methods, the greatest life passions and signposts for the contemporary Church

WITH BLESSED KATARZYNA EMMERICH ON VIA DOLOROSA

FR. WALDERMAR CHROSTOWSKI

Evangelical narrations about the passion and death of Jesus Christ marked the main trend of passion faith and religiousness of the Christians. Reflecting on His passion and death fruited with deep mystical experiences, and among them - an unusual testimony which was passed by blessed Katarzyna Emmerich. Reading 'Passion, that is, painful torment of our Lord Jesus Christ' is an ascension onto Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem and travel through it with the mystic whose transcripts 'complement' what we know from the Gospel »