Profiles
AN ORDINARY LIFE OF DANUTA MICHAŁOWSKA
ANNA WYSZYŃSKA
An excellent actress, film director, a lecturer for many years and also a rector of the National University of Theatre in Cracow – Danuta Michałowska died on 11 January 2015 in Cracow, a few days after her 92nd birthday. She was rewarded with the Gold Medal for the Meritorious in Gloria Artis Culture and received the title of the Honoured Citizen of Cracow. »
A GREAT ABSENT COMPOSER, STILL WITH US
TADEUSZ SZYMA
It has been a year since the death of Wojciech Kilar. He passed away to Lord on 29 December 2013. Despite the time passing, it is still difficult to accept the death of the composer, who had been one of the clearest people of the Polish music life since the mid of the last century. »
Milena Kindziuk talks with Krzysztof Ziemiec, a journalist of Polish Television TVP
TADEUSZ SZYMA
Not for the first time. And no wonder. This is an unusual media person. Before he became a press spokesman of Jasna Góra, he had led a lot of singing pilgrims from the monastery wall during religious services. »
On 19 October 2014, pope Francis will perform beatification of Paul VI, pope of the Vatican Council II »
THE PAPAL PHOTOGRAPHER ARTURO MARI REMINISCES POPE PAUL VI
ARTURO MARI
When I had met pope Paul VI for the first time, it was a great experience for me – I had known him earlier as cardinal Montini, who had worked in the Secretary of State, and also as the archbishop of Milan. It is obvious that I knew pope Paul VI earlier, it was a great recognition and joy for me. »
MILENA KINDZIUK
She used to say till the end of her life that death of a child is a stone for the whole life. But she also said that she accepted life which she had. Because God knows the best what he does. And she forgave murderers of her son »
ANNA CICHOBŁAZIŃSKA
Our lady visited me in prison, so I had to visit Her at Jasna Góra – Said Mary Wagner during her meetings with inhabitants of Częstochowa »
A KNOWN ORGANIST, COMPOSER AND A CHOIR DIRECTOR AT JASNA GORA DIED
Fr. Nikodem Kilnar OSPPE, A National Pastor of Ecclesiastical Musicians
Alicja Golaszewska was born on 5 March 1951 in Gniewkow near Inowroclaw. In 1971 she gained a certificate of graduating from the State Music Secondary School in Gdansk-Wrzeszczow, in the piano class. Being still a student of the secondary school, she started serving as an organist in the parish of the Blessed Heart of Jesus in Gniewkow »
GRZEGORZ GÓRNY
In December 2012 I met an unusual man in Moscow. The representative of traditional Russian intelligence, a literary and music critic, the chairman of the Russian Fine Arts Academy, wearing an elegant suit with a bow on his neck. »
Bishop Adam Lepa
On 14 August 1941 Fr Maximilian Maria Kolbe was killed by phenol injection in the starvation cell. He volunteered to give his life for a man, who had a family and who was sentenced to death, together with nine prisoners as punishment for a successful escape from the camp. »
She draws strength from her faith
Alicja Dolowska
What does faith mean to her? Ewa Tomaszewska does not think even for a moment. – It is a fundamental issue since these are principles of life. »
We will give Poland all that is ours…
Maria Zmigrodzka
The resolution of the Senate of Poland, passed on 7 February 2008, announcing 2010 – the 120th anniversary of the births of the main founders of the Polish scouting – the Year of Andrzej and Olga Malkowski is an extremely important act. »
Sr. Jozefa Watroba, SM
Despite the common conviction sanctity does not depend on extraordinary achievements or miracles. The great things God does within a human soul are simple. Sanctity simply means love. »
Slawomir Blaut
Irena Sendler, a Righteous Among the Nations, who had saved 2,500 Jewish children during the war, died on 12 May 2008 in Warsaw. She was 98. »