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To reach the roots of one’s monastic order’s spirituality is believed to be a task and a mission of each congregation. One considers such an activity as one of the ways of keeping the founder’s mission up-to-date in the modern world. This article aims at showing Fr. Leon Jan Dehon, the founder of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as a broad-minded man with an open heart to both God and challenges faced by the Church and France on the turn of the 19th century. Rapid industrial development and new social and political movements led to the change of social system in Europe. Not only was the newly created working class most numerous but also in hopeless plight. One of those who devoted themselves to the ministry of social justice was Fr. Leon Jan Dehon. Since the very beginning he had become fully involved in social work among the poor, work with the elite, rising awareness of the clergy in the social matters as well as acquainting the working classes with the Gospel. His activity based on the Tradition of the Church together with the new priestly methods soon brought him esteem and being called „the progenitor of social works”.
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Renewal of life in the light of the charism has been a fixed challenge, which faces each institute of the consecrated life. This problem is highlighted in the current teaching of the Magisterium of the Church, which underlines aspects of the charismatic fidelity, appropriate formation and concern for religious vocations. Renewal of love of God and humans is the guarantor of fidelity of vocation for each consecrated person. It makes it happen that consecrated people become the prophetic sign of the presence of God in the world and directs us toward the ultimate goal of a human being that is the unity with God.
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Christianity has contributed profoundly to the spiritual and cultural identity of Europe. Like in the past also today, as Christians we are appointed to bear meaningful testimony to our Christian inherence in Europe and to head for its renovation and reconstruction. Also in theology which has made a significant contribution to shape European identity, we have to ask about the Europe of tomorrow and show Christians how to participate in the process of shaping it so that it could face the challenges of tomorrow. What then shall we do in the future Europe? Where shall we find our place in it? What is our European vocation? Here we focus on the following tasks which Christians have to fulfill: the shaping of a positive vision of man, metaphysical vocation of the mind, rediscovering of the values which shaped Europe throughout the centuries, reestablishing of the principle of universalism, active participation in the history of the world and the defense of the humanism strictly connected with faith.
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AbstractThe article, after a short presentation of the problems in Christian – Jewish relation in last two hundred years of history, touches on the most important events and documents dedicated to the Catholic-Jewish dialogue. Such dialogue has been formally established during the pontificate of Pope John XXIII, and coincided with the celebration of the Second Vatican Council and has been intensified in the post-conciliar period.The beauty and growing depth of the presented documents and the reality of the common work towards the love and charity in various countries are the testimony that the above dialogue and rapprochement between Jewish nation and Catholic Church has been of great significance to the humankind.
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The Mission of the Church in Europe today, as in all times and in all places, is the proclamation of the Gospel of hope, which has been given by Jesus Christ. This part specifies the identity of the Church and its vocation to teach all Nations, involve people in the Mystical Body of Christ trough baptism and make constantly present Eucharistic Sacrifice, which is a reminder of His Death and Resurrection. Europe needs a new evangelization in connection with huge political and social changes in recent decades. The new evangelization presupposes the preaching of the mystery of Christ based on the testimony of the unity of the Church and widely understood dialog (ecumenical, inter-religious, cultural, social). Serving the Gospel of hope should be manifested in the ministry of mercy to the most needy in terms of material and spiritual. The Church in Europe, serving the public, must faithfully proclaim the truth about marriage and the family, defending the civilization of life and pointing to the deepest values of the Decalogue.
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The celebration of the upcoming liturgical year 2016, announced by the Pope Francis as the Year of Fatima happened to be a chance for the whole Church to reveal the message that the three shepherd children of Cova da Iria were given by Our Lady. Among the particular Mary’s requests addressed to the whole world there is also the one to offer sacrifice to Jesus and devote to Her Immaculate Heart. This article discusses the issue of reparation, taking into consideration both the mission and vocation of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. In the 17th century she had visions of Jesus Christ. By showing this Saint of Paray-le-Monial His own Heart, Jesus gave her the task to teach the mankind the devotion to the Sacred Heart and reparation, id est devotion with the intent to expiate the sins which are opposed to His love. The properly-practiced reparation and compensation require first proper understanding their significance on the theological level, in order to make them every day routine. The mission of St. Margaret was finally recognized in the establishment of the First Friday Devotion and the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The spirituality and the message expressed thanks to the children of Fatima, yet, propagated the Five First Saturdays Devotion and the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary gained an official approval. One of the common notions between both among-mentioned „missions” is calling to acts of reparation. Its zealous practice and making the social routine helps to create the civilization of love, strengthens the faith in God and regains sinners’ hope. Not to mention the fact that it brings visible results such as peace and social harmony, as well as gives the promise of eternal reward to those who are faithful devotees. The task to fulfill the Mary’s request is to be remembered by all the Christians, especially those consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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The article is the report from the scientific symposium organised by the Association of the Polish Theologians of Spirituality of the theme: Spiritual life in reborn Poland. This year Poland will be celebrating the centenary of the regaining of its independence. It becomes a great occasion to look at that period of history from the perspective of the theology of spirituality. Numerous figures of saints and blessed from that period of history as well as richness of various publications in the topic of theology of spirituality, with special underlining of the subjects characteristic for the Polish spirituality fully justify the using of the name Polish theology of spirituality.
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Lucrarea de față are ca subiect biserica din ansamblul mănăstiresc Dealu și își propune să prezinte lucrările de conservare-restaurare a fațadei principale a edificiului care s-au desfășurat în vara anului 2016. Intervenția a fost posibilă în urma cercetărilor și analizelor asupra materialului litic, realizate în anii 2008-2009 de către mai mulți specialiști, în urma cărora a fost demonstrată necesitatea unei intervenții obligatorii asupra monumentului
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The review of: Ks. Luigi Giussani, Czas i świątynia. Bóg i człowiek, tłum. K. Borowczyk, ks. J. Waloszek, ks. A. Perzyński, (Biblioteka „Niedzieli”, 37) Częstochowa 1997, ss. 203.
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The review of: Claude Tresmontant, Esej o myśli hebrajskiej, tłum. M. Tarnowska, (Biblioteka Filozofii Religii) Wydawnictwo Znak, Kraków 1996, ss. 212.
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Stało się już pewną tradycją odbywanie wspólnych konferencji naukowych organizowanych przez łódzkie Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne wespół z Uniwersytetem Łódzkim. W bieżącym roku tematem wspólnych obrad stał się tekst sakralny, współorganizatorami zaś Katedra Teorii Literatury i Katedra Historii Języka Polskiego i Filologii Słowiańskiej.
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The word of his Magnificence Rector of the Major Seminary, Fr. Dr. Ireneusz Pękalski
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The author defines the religious language by specifying its features such as: expressiveness, particular semantic code, weak links with the current language. The contemporary believer must assimilate religious language. The assimilation of this language will guarantee its effectiveness.
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