FOCAL POINT: “In such communities, people can deepen their appreciation for their Christian cultural and national heritage, while simultaneously learning to transcend the limitations of personal background and the prejudices of social class, culture and nationality.” (Con. 206) For the Church, our Holy Father and the local ordinary. For vocations to the Congregation of […]
FOCAL POINT: “The religious will look upon their educational institutions as excellent places in which to develop Christian community. In these institutions, they seek to create an atmosphere of freedom and responsibility while maintaining the discipline necessary to attain the ideals of the Christian community.” (Con. 207) Deceased: Fr. Walter Bartylak, 1978, Chicago, USA […]
FOCAL POINT: “They also strive to maintain a fundamental and reverent respect for the integrity and individuality of both students and teachers. Openness and availability to their students and co-workers will be an important means of fostering Christian community.” (Con. 207) Deceased: Fr. Tadeusz Barglik, 1979, Radziwillow, Poland For the sick, the suffering […]
FOCAL POINT: “The religious will strive to lead those with whom they work in the educational apostolate to share in the educational goals and objectives of the Congregation.” (Con. 210) Deceased: Br. Joseph Skornog, 1942, Chicago, USA Birthdays: Br. Tadeusz Kuras, 1944, Poland Fr. Piotr Korycinski, 1981, Poland For our personal sanctification […]
FOCAL POINT: “In the educational apostolate, the religious will work in cooperation with the local Church through their own participation in its life and by leading their students to a similar active participation.” (Con. 211) Deceased: Cl. Ludwik Pawlicki, 1883, Rome, Italy Fr. Michael Cundari, 1986, Burk’s Falls, Canada For our deceased members, […]
FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation considers one of it principal works to be the parish apostolate since the parish constitutes the basic unit of the ecclesial community.” (Con. 212) Deceased: Br. Ignacy Mamczarz, 1940, Radziwillow, Poland Fr. Casimir Guziel, 1986, Chicago, USA Fr. Wladzslaw Kosinski, 1996, Rome, Italy For the deceased, forgotten by others, […]
FOCAL POINT: “The religious working in the parish apostolate will exercise special care so that the parish will become one family, united in the Spirit and love of Christ, on the model of the first Christian community in Jerusalem where ‘the community of believers were of one heart and one mind’ (Acts 4:32).” (Con. 212) […]
FOCAL POINT: “The building up of the Church is effected in the parish especially by means of the family. The family deserves special attention so that, as the domestic church, it will find its rightful place in the mission of the parish.” (Con. 213) Deceased: Fr. Magnus Fedy, 1975, North Bay, Canada Fr. Stanislaw […]
FOCAL POINT: “The family will realize its apostolic vocation through mutual love and common prayer, by living a life of mercy, justice and charity and by serving all people, especially those in need.” (Con. 213) Deceased: Fr. John Steffan, 1896, New Hope, USA Fr. Pawel Scheppe, 1915, Vienna, Austria Fr. Tadeusz Kondrowski, 2012, Kirchheim, […]
FOCAL POINT: “The formation of the new person is the common mission of the family and of the Church.” (Con. 214) Deceased: Br. Leonard Kowalski, 1887, Rome, Italy Fr. Edmund Bujalski, 1975, Chicago, USA Fr. Donald Zinn, 2016, Niles, USA Birthdays: Fr. Stanislaw Stenka, 1954, Poland Fr. Dariusz Szczecinski, 1969, Poland For […]
FOCAL POINT: “The religious will help the laity to discover the power of the Holy Spirit working in the sacraments of Christian initiation, and in this way, introduce them to responsibility for the mission of the Church.” (Con. 198) Deceased: Fr. Michael Jaglowicz, 1943, St. Mary, USA Fr. Leo Cukierski, 1958, Chicago, USA […]
FOCAL POINT: Religious “will acknowledge the dignity of the role of the laity in the life of the Church, listening to their voice with fraternal concern and taking into account their desires, points of view, experience and competence.” (Con. 198) Deceased: Br. Ignacy Kurowiak, 1935, Rome, Italy Fr. Edward Dentinger, 2003, Kitchener, Canada Fr. […]
