In the modern world, sacrifice is an important phenomenon. In the past, being a victim was viewed negatively. There is now a kind of race to be considered victim or advocate for victims. Being a victim or a victim’s protector is seen as ennobling. Thanks to this, you can gain social recognition. Disclosing abuses are a problem. The paradox is that taking the side of the victims...
The aim of this article is to show the changes in the functioning of the family due to the appearance of a disabled child. Every parenthood related to a child's illness is connected with a sudden change in the family situation. The moment of the appearance of a disabled child is a moment that may have a positive impact on the stability of the family structure, strengthen its ties...
Wychowywanie się w rodzinie dysfunkcyjnej oraz osadzenie jednego z rodziców powoduje u dzieci negatywne konsekwencje rozwojowe. W niniejszym artykule autorka opisała historie pięciu kilkunastoletnich chłopaków, wychowanków Salezjańskiego Ośrodka Wychowawczego, których rodzice zostali skazani na karę pozbawienia wolności. Przedstawiła ich wspomnienia z okresu, gdy ojciec został...
In the article, the author discusses six unknown songs of the Gdańsk organist and composer Stanisław Kwiatkowski (1930–2010). They are: Evening Song, Autumn Song, Sea Prelude, Why, Remembrance and Waiting for you. These songs have never been published; are available in the composer's author's manuscript. The open question remains the matter of the title longing with sounds...
In his pre-war journalism, Dr. Eugeniusz Myczka presented problems related to the economic reform of independent Poland. He saw the possibility of carrying it out primarily through the introduction of a national idea as a condition for the renewal of Polish society in opposition to the developing ideology of communism and nationalism. He deepened his thoughts with a thorough...
The purpose of this article is to supplement the information given in the work of Adam Kromer about petrified bread in the Oliwa church (published in volume 41 of the "Studia Gdańskie"), as well as the edition of an unknown record of this legend, contained in an anonymous manuscript created around 1617 in the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa. This manuscript is kept in the State...
Summary: Blessed Dorothy of Montau (1347 – 1394) is venerated as a blessed or a saint. According to the sources cited, blessed Dorothy lived in Gdańsk for almost twenty-eight (28) years, growing organically into recluse hermitage. Blessed Dorothy highly valued the grace of the daily renewal of the spirit (lat. renovatio spiritus, it.: rinnovazione dello spirito). As optimal...
The purpose of this study is primarily to present deliberations of the authors of the Mishnah regarding flagellation. A lot of material on this subject can be found in the Mishnah tractate Makkot (”Lashes”, “Stripes”) which discusses legal regulations, points out offences that are subject to this penalty and gives the methods of executing a sentence. The tractate Makkot combines...
The so-called “accursed” soldiers were defeated in military terms by the new occupant, but achieved a moral victory because they defended freedom, sovereignty, religion, the Marian cult and patriotic traditions. The Catholic faith had an important meaning for them in this context. It helped them resist the sovietization of Poland and her subordination to the USSR. Thus medallions...
The article presents various operational cases that the security apparatus brought against the Jesuits from particular outposts of the Greater Poland-Masovia Province of the Jesus Society during the People's Poland. Knowledge in this area was obtained on the basis of many years of research and analysis of documents left by the Security Service in the archives of the Institute of...
Wanda Boniszewska one of the most recognizable Polish Mystics of the twentieth century. The publication of all her spiritual writings in 2016 opens the way to the analysis of her spirituality. Among its components, the Eucharist has an important place. The sacrament of Holy Communion is her daily practice, but also a real strengthening both in the fight against Satan and in...
Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) is one of the most important Spanish philosophers of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. He belonged to the intellectual elite of writers and thinkers, called „Generación 98”, who criticizing political conformity and cultural stagnation, aspired to give a modern form to the socio-cultural life of Spain. The existentialist’s work focuses on the...
As performing the study of the latria issue in Elizabeth’s Catez writings – Elizabeth of the Trinity, first the aspect of adoration itself has been specified (latria, dulia, hyperdulia). Next, the adoration topic in Elizabeth’s writings has been introduced– “adoration in the Elizabeth’s Catez perception” and then, there have been pointed out and done the analysis of the following...
When speaking publicly, Joseph Ratzinger–Benedict XVI has often addressed the issue of Christian responsibility, which is the founding stone of European identity with its Judeo-Christian roots. Having personally experienced the horrors of World War II, he has warned the people of our continent and the world at large against the dangers that await them if they lose their original...
Summary: In the last few decades, an increase in disintegrating marriages is noticeable. There are probably many reasons for this. One of these is the spread of individualism, which consequences affect a marriage. This study aims to discuss the threats that individualistic culture poses to fulfilling the summons to the sanctity of spouses. These are, for example, selfishness...
The premice mass is an important day in the life of a neopresbyter, his family and the parish he comes from. Its sequence is specified by liturgical books. The paper provides a synthesis of the liturgical standards concerning this event, which applied before the Second Vatican Council - concelebration was not possible at the time, which led to the emergence of the function of the...
Preaching was and is in the Church the art of proclaiming the truths of the Gospel in such a way as to encourage the listeners to live more deeply the message of Christ. The sermons were meant to stimulate conversion and abide in Christ. Over the centuries, it has become a specific form of communication, changing depending on many social, political and religious factors. The...
The article depicts the intersecting elements of sacrum and profanum in the current liturgy of the marriage sacrament. The starting point was to show the structure of the liturgy of getting married and its tight connections with the Eucharist. Because the liturgy of the marriage sacrament is aimed at sanctifying the man, building Christ’s Mystical Body and worshiping God, it...
The aim of this paper is to provide an assessment of the interpretation of the biblical text offered by Tg Ps 110. In addition to the direct rendering of the Hebrew original, the Targum also contains supplementary material that was introduced by the translator. Basing on the Polish translation of the Aramaic text of Ps 110 and upon examining its single verses, the principal...
Poles living in Austria, especially in Vienna, are an outstanding Polish community abroad. It may be surprising then that they are not a subject eagerly taken up by literary authors. Well-known writers who write about them include Radek Knapp (1964-). Another character worthy of interest is Adam Zieliński (1929-2010), who comes from the Kresy (the Borderlands). He begins his...
From the beginning, religion accompanied humanity. Across the century it has different place and played changing role in society. There was a period of alliance between the altar and the throne, whereas especially since enlightenment, these paths diverged more and more. Nowadays, Pope Benedict XVI also indicates the presence of this process. However, secularization is not a...
The common good, solidarity and subsidiarity are social principles of natural law. They thus apply to every form of social life. Common life of religious sisters and brothers should also be shaped in their spirit. The realization of the charism of the Congregation, appropriate formation for religious life, adherence to the rules of common life and the evangelical manner of...