Spiritual Life and the Sacrament of Penance on the Path of Vocational Discernment
The spiritual life and the sacrament of penance are of great value in discerning a vocation. They are a call for people who discern and help to discern, so that they may be people of faith, emphasized Msgr. Marek Solarczyk, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Warsaw-Praga, summing up the assembly’s deliberations on Saturday, October 13th .
The Pope drew attention to Archbishop Gadecki’s Speech
Speaking with the Polish delegation on October 10th, during the session’s break, Pope Francis expressed interest in the speech of the Synod Father from Poland, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki. The Pope said that he liked it, especially because a biblical scholar addressed a social issue. “The Holy Father drew attention to Archbishop Gądecki’s pertinent observations regarding the new totalitarianism that is shaping the attitudes of young people and destroying them,” reported Bishop Marian Florczyk, who was present at the meeting with the Pope.
The election of Cardinal Wojtyła, Pope John Paul II, recalled by the former rector of the Polish College, where he was living
“The day after Cardinal Karol Wojtyła’s election as Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński asked him how he felt as Pope. John Paul II answered that he felt as if he had always been here. To that, cardinal Wyszynski replied that it was the grace of the state, a sign of God’s special grace,” says Archbishop Józef Michalik who, at that time, was the rector of the Polish College in Rome, from whence Cardinal Wojtyła, went to the conclave at which he was elected pope, 40 years ago, on 16 October 1978.
Przewodniczący Episkopatu z okazji Kongresu „Europa Christi”: Europa potrzebuje świadków swojej chrześcijańskiej tożsamości
Europa potrzebuje świadków swojej chrześcijańskiej tożsamości. To właśnie wierność dwutysiącletniemu dziedzictwu „Christianitas” może zapewnić jej i narodom ją zamieszkującym solidne podstawy do stabilnego, bezpiecznego i zrównoważonego rozwoju - napisał abp Stanisław Gądecki, przewodniczący Konferencji Episkopatu Polski w liście z okazji II Międzynarodowego Kongresu „Europa Christi” organizowanego od 14 do 22 października.
Wybór Jana Pawła II wspomina były rektor Kolegium Polskiego, gdzie mieszkał kard. Wojtyła
„Dzień po wyborze kard. Karola Wojtyły na papieża Jana Pawła II, kard. Stefan Wyszyński zapytał go jak się czuje jako papież. Jan Paweł II odpowiedział, że czuje się tak, jakby tu od zawsze był. Na co kard. Wyszyński odpowiedział, że to łaska stanu” – mówi abp Józef Michalik, który wówczas był rektorem Kolegium Polskiego w Rzymie, skąd kard. Wojtyła wyjechał na konklawe.
Five little-known facts about Card. Wojtyła’s election as Pope
Even before being elected Pope, Bishop Wojtyła was known in the universal Church and his voice counted. Despite his young age, he was an outstanding figure of the Church. He participated in synods, became a friend of Pope Paul VI, and preached retreats for the Roman Curia. He was considered an outstanding thinker and pastor.
