Society-politics
IMMIGRANTS IN POLAND – PROPRIETY OF A MEETING
FR. WIESŁAW WÓJCIK TChr
The contemporary international migrations became a popular and massed phenomena, and for a few dozen years in a special way concerning Poland (especially from the moment of entering the European Union) and other countries of the Middle Europe, as new places of people’s migrations. Considering processes of the European integration and globalization, which result, among the others, in decreased immigration of foreigners, a suitable evaluation of the scale of migrations in the world and in our country seems essential. »
IN KIEV PEOPLE WERE KILLED ON BARRICADES
MIROSLAV MARYNOVYCH
How does the current system in Ukraine differ from the Bolshevik system? Communists were committing crimes in the name of the ideology. The system of Wiktor Janukowycz is proceeding exactly in the same way, following the criminal logics. The authority of the country was grabbed nearly in an open way. All possibilities of the democratic and compatible with law way of solving conflicts were blocked. »
Wiesława Lewandowska talks with Anna Zalewska about the vague policy of the government concerning the future of renewable energy in Poland, big money, old wind turbines and growing protests
A WATER WELL NAMED CARDINAL STEFAN WYSZYŃSKI
Jan Kulowski talks with an initiator of fundraiser for building a water well in Czad Anna Kulik about the Polish contribution in opening sources of water for Africa
In the second half of XX century, Africa as a continent was an area of social changes arousing hopes. Despite its gained sovereignty, it is still an area of human poverty, cardboard districts, habitats of untreated diseases, and sometimes epidemics endangering all of us. »
IS IT THE CHURCH WHICH INVENTED THE GENDER IDEOLOGY?
MILENA KINDZIUK
What is the main problem of the Church? Gender ideology! In particular of the Church in Poland, certainly. Because the opposition of priests against the gender ideology results from the fact that they want to conceal their own scandals. Exaggeration? No way! Such an image of the Church is promoted today by mainstream media following the voice of a known feminist prof. Środa »
LEDNICA IS OF AT THE AGE OF AN ADULT
FR. JAN GÓRA
On 7 June this year, on fields in Lednica, there is going to be the XVIII Meeting of the Youth Lednica 2000. Lednica is already 18 years old. So, it is at the age of an adult! »
FR. JÓZEF GAWEŁ SCJ
Benedict XVI ‘is one of the biggest gift of God for our world and our time’ – wrote Fr. Jerzy Szymik. As the pope, he was an exceptional prophet in the secularized society of the contemporary world, especially Europe »
HOPE ON BIG CROSSROADS OF THE CHURCH
FR. IRENEUSZ SKUBIŚ
Recently we have heard talks and statements of Polish bishops on the visit ‘Ad limina apostolorum’, about the necessity of getting prepared for this visit. The previous visit of this kind took place during the cadency of pope Benedict XVI in 2005. How much bishops reminiscence this visit also during the times of the Holy Father John Paul II. And here today we are witnesses of the visits of Polish hierarchs of the Church during the pontificate of pope Francis – the visit so much awaited. »
FR. PAWEŁ RYTEL-ANDRIANIK, ROME
Pope Francis often describes various events in three words. The visit of Polish bishops in Rome can be described also in the three words: PRAYER – CLOSENESS - EXCHANGE. »
MIROSŁAW PIOTROWSKI
In the Genesis we read ‘And when God finished his work on the sixth day, on which he had been working, he rested on the seventh day after his whole effort which he had undertaken’. In our calendar the seventh day of the week is Sunday, and for the Christians it is a holy day, that is a day-off from work. However, it is not respected or regulated both in the Polish and EU legislation. »
MUM
When I was looking for the beginnings of my friendship with Mary, and hereby – the rosary prayer, I reach to the Light-Life movement in my memories. Oasis meetings devoted to Her person are deeply rooted in my heart. At that time I bought the first on-finger rosary, a statue of Immaculate Mary, who – although it has passed 25 years since then – she has been accompanying me till today. »
WHAT KIND OF POLAND AFTER TUSK?
Wiesława Lewandowska talks with Jan Dziedziczak about the need of balanced development, necessity of counterrevolution in the educational, historical and cultural policies
ALINA CZERNIAKOWSKA
I always watch archive films, photos, documents of pre-war Warsaw with great pleasure and joy in my heart. I love Warsaw like somebody who is my close person, valuable to me and this love has lasted in our family for many generations. In my childhood I used to listen to my grandpa’s memories, stories about his Warsaw, reminding the atmosphere of ‘Lalka’ by Bolesław Prus... »
CHRISTIANITY IN THE SYMBIOSIS WITH EUROPE
FR. MAREK ŁUCZAK
A lot is being said about the debate connected with the crucifix in the public space for at least a few years. The defense of the crucifix is treated by some people as an expression of parochialism and clericalism. However, it turns out at its base there are values out of which Europe is built »
INSINUATIONS OF THE CHURCH ENEMIES
JAN MARIA JACKOWSKI
In the recent months we have been witnesses of massed anti-Catholic campaign, proceeding under the motto of chasing pedophilia among Catholic priests. Following the most powerful mass media, one can feel that pedophilia among Catholic priests is the widespread problem, which is, certainly a lie and manipulation. »