Society-politics
In the school of the new Blessed
Archbishop Jozef Michalik
John Paul II loved his and our priesthood. He was eager to ordain priests, which many of us experienced being built up by his extraordinary kindness. »
Mateusz Wyrwach talk to Fr Jacek Maria Norkowski, a Dominican who holds a PhD in medicine.
The whole Poland followed his coffin
Fr Ireneusz Skubis
The Great Primate of Poland Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski died on 28 May 1981. It was a big loss for the Polish nation that was still under the communist pressure. Cardinal Wyszynski was one of those personalities that were the support for Poland and Poles. »
Andrzej Tarwid
In recent years the number of candidates for priesthood and religious orders has decreased slightly. However, more and more people finish secular studies before entering theological seminaries. »
Fr Pawel Rozpiatkowski
What do the Polish practising Catholics most frequently pray for through the intercession of John Paul II? Most of all, they pray for deepening their faith and also for love and harmony in families. »
Agnieszka Chadzinska
It was the 75th jubilee National Academic Pilgrimage to Jasna Gora. 'We are arriving here, we, rectors, professors, academic staff, students and priests, as part of the big tradition of pilgrimages of academic communities to You, Mother and Queen,' were the words of Bishop Marek Jedraszewski, delegate of the Polish Bishops' Conference for Academic Pastoral Ministry, directed to the participants of the pilgrimage during the Jasna Gora Appeal on 7 May 2011. »
Are we facing the threat of a war against Christianity?
Fr Marek Luczak
The left has always had the mottos of modernity in public life. A careful reading of the programme of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) leaves no doubts whatsoever: it does not speak about modernity but paradoxically, it breathes that thinking of several decades ago. »
The truth about the Polish-Jewish relationships
Fr Mariusz Boguszewski talks to Edward Kopowka and Fr Pawel Rytel-Andrianik, the authors of the book "Dam im imie na wieki (Ksiega Izajasza 56, 5)". Polacy z okolic Treblinki ratujacy Zydow" [Imperishable name will I give them (Is 56:5). Poles from the vicinity of Treblinka saving Jews].
Before the US President's visit to Poland
Jozef Szaniawski
In the history of the Polish-American relationships there were presidents who did not care for Poland. There was also Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who gave Poland to Stalin in 1945. And it is not true that Roosevelt sold Poland in Yalta since he gave it to Russia for free. »
Fr Ireneusz Skubis
Not long ago the efforts of Wlodzimierz Olewnik and his family to discover the truth about the murder of his son Krzysztof were commented in vain and unnecessary, that they will not bring back his son to life. »
Boguslaw Kowalski
The fall of the 'orange' camp did not end the struggle concerning the geopolitical situation of Ukraine on Europe's map. The rivalry was transferred from the political to the economic platform. The authorities in Kiev are negotiating with Brussels about the possibility to sign an association agreement and access to the Free Trade Zone. »
Witold Dudzinski
Is the whole world safer after Osama bin Laden was killed? Not necessarily. One should consider the possibility of revenge of the Arab terrorist's followers who regard him as a shahid - martyr. »
Wieslawa Lewandowska talks to Antoni Macierewicz, MP, about fog, disinformation, reliability of the investigation of the evidence and the instructions of the Ulyanovsk School, i.e., about the laborious but effective way to discover the truth about the Smolensk plane crash.
(L. D.)
Archbishop Slawoj Leszek Głodz accused the ruling party of making propaganda of success. 'One should neither hide the truth nor run away from it nor manipulate it fearing that the opinion polls will be unfavourable,' the Metropolitan of Gdansk warned the party. He celebrated Mass in St Mary's Basilica in Gdansk on the Feast of Mary, Queen of Poland and the anniversary of the Third of May Constitution. »
Live by the sword, die by the sword
Czeslaw Ryszka
On the Feast of 3rd May President Bronislaw Komorowski strongly criticised the opposition, and actually all Poles who thought differently than him, that they were 'non-patriotic' and that they 'tarnished the sanctities.' »