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Od Młodości Do Świętości – Życie Karola Wojtyły Od Młodości Do Świętości – Życie Karola Wojtyły
Od młodości do świętości – życie Karola Wojtyły Od młodości do świętości – życie Karola Wojtyły Kraków 2016 2 Młodość Z wielkim wzruszeniem patrzę na to miasto lat dziecięcych, które było świadkiem mych pierwszych kroków, pierwszych słów i tych — jak mówi Norwid — «pierwszych ukłonów», co są «jak odwieczne Chrystusa wyznanie: „Bądź pochwalony!”». Miasto mojego dzieciństwa, dom rodzinny, kościół mojego chrztu świętego... Pragnę wejść w te gościnne progi, na nowo ukłonić się rodzinnej ziemi i jej mieszkańcom, i wypowie- dzieć słowa, którymi wita się domowników po powrocie z dalekiej drogi: «Niech będzie pochwalony Jezus Chrystus!» (…)A kiedy patrzyłem przez okno, widziałem na murze kościelnym zegar słoneczny i napis: «Czas ucieka, wieczność czeka». Jan Paweł II, Wadowice 16 czerwca 1999 Karol Wojtyła, rok 1938 2 Od młodości do świętości - życiorys Karola Wojtyły Młodość 3 po południu między piątą a szóstą. Mniej więcej w tym samym czasie, po południu między piątą a szóstą, tyle że pięćdziesiąt osiem lat póź- niej, zostałem wybrany na papieża (Hallo urwisy! Tu mówi Papież: słowa Jana Pawła II do dzieci, Karol Wojtyła senior z synem Karolem, Kielce 2000, s.11) rok 1935 Rodzina Wojtyłów wywodzi się z miejscowości Czaniec niedaleko Kęt, w południowej Polsce. Najstarsze wzmianki w księgach pa- rafialnych sięgają XVIII wieku. Przodkowie zajmowali się głównie rolnictwem. Ojciec przyszłego papieża, Karol Wojtyła senior, Dom rodzinny Karola Wojtyły w Wadowicach, widok obecny urodzony 18 lipca 1879 roku w Lipniku, powiat Biała, był zawo- dowym urzędnikiem wojskowym. Wcześniej ukończył w Białej Karol Józef Wojtyła przyszedł na świat 18 maja 1920 roku w Wadowi- niemiecką szkołę ludową, gimnazjum państwowe w sąsiednim cach, jako drugi syn Karola Wojtyły i Emilii z Kaczorowskich. -
There Has Been No Bulgarian Tradition of Any Long-Standing Resistance to the Communist Regime
There has been no Bulgarian tradition of any long-standing resistance to the communist regime. There was neither any political opposition, nor any other kind of an influential dissident movement. Bulgaria never went through the purgatory of the Hungarian uprising of 1956, or the “Prague spring” of 1968. It is indeed difficult to find any counter arguments whatsoever against the cliché that Bul- garia was the closest satellite of the Soviet Union. The fundamental contradictions within the Union of Democratic Forces (SDS) coalition were present from the very first day of its inception. There were Marxists who were longing for “socialism with a human face”, intellectuals with liberal ideas, social democrats and Christian democrats, conservatives and radical demo- crats, monarchists and republicans. The members of the center-right coalition did not delude themselves about their differences; they rather shared the clear un- derstanding that only a painful compromise could stand some chances against the Goliath of the totalitarian Bulgarian Communist Party (BKP). It was this unani- mous opposition to the communist regime and its legacy that made the coalition possible. But only for a limited period of time. The United Democratic Forces (ODS) government under Prime Minister Ivan Kostov (1997-2001) completed the reformist agenda of anti-communism. At the end of the ODS term of office, Bulgaria was a country with a functioning market economy, stable democracy, and a clearly outlined foreign policy course towards the country’s accession to the European Union and NATO, which was accepted by all significant political formations, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) included. -
Chronology of Key Events
Chronology of key events 1990 13 July 1990 With a Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria accepts the invitation extended by NATO to establish regular diplomatic liaison. Mrs. Lea Cohen, Bulgarian Ambassador to Belgium, is authorized to maintain diplomatic liaison with NATO. 1991 4 April 1991 Establishment of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria, the first non-governmental Atlantic association outside NATO member states. Since October 1992, the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria has been associated with the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA), initially as an observer and later as an associate member. 12-14 June 1991 Dr Manfred Wörner pays the first official visit of NATO Secretary General to Bulgaria. 20 December 1991 Bulgaria participates as a co-founding state in the inaugural meeting of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC). 1994 14 February 1994 The President of Bulgaria, Zhelyu Zhelev, signs the Partnership for Peace Framework Document at NATO Headquarters. 25 November 1994 Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Todor Churov visits NATO Headquarters. Bulgaria’s PfP Individual Partnership Program with NATO is formally accepted. 1995 28 September 1995 Bulgaria participates in a meeting at NATO Headquarters for a presentation of the conclusions of the Study on NATO Enlargement to NACC and PfP Cooperation partners. 16 October 1995 Bulgaria accedes to the Status of Forces Agreement between the NATO member states and the PfP countries (ratified by the National Assembly on 5 April 1996). 1996 1996-1998 Bulgaria participates in a number of meetings with NATO within the Intensified Dialogue with interested partners on NATO membership issues. 2-3 May 1996 NATO Secretary General Javier Solana visits Bulgaria. -
Edited by Conor Hill, Kent Lasnoski, Matthew Sherman, John Sikorski and Matthew Whelan
VOLUME 6, NUMBER 2 JUNE 2017 NEW WINE, NEW WINESKINS: PERSPECTIVES OF YOUNG MORAL THEOLOGIANS Edited by Conor Hill, Kent Lasnoski, Matthew Sherman, John Sikorski and Matthew Whelan Journal of Moral Theology is published semiannually, with issues in January and June. Our mission is to publish scholarly articles in the field of Catholic moral theology, as well as theological treatments of related topics in philosophy, economics, political philosophy, and psychology. Articles published in the Journal of Moral Theology undergo at least two double blind peer reviews. Authors are asked to submit articles electronically to [email protected]. Submissions should be prepared for blind review. Microsoft Word format preferred. The editors assume that submissions are not being simultaneously considered for publication in another venue. Journal of Moral Theology is indexed in the ATLA Catholic Periodical and Literature Index® (CPLI®), a product of the American Theological Library Association. Email: [email protected], www: http://www.atla.com. ISSN 2166-2851 (print) ISSN 2166-2118 (online) Journal of Moral Theology is published by Mount St. Mary’s University, 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Copyright© 2017 individual authors and Mount St. Mary’s University. All rights reserved. EDITOR EMERITUS AND UNIVERSITY LIAISON David M. McCarthy, Mount St. Mary’s University EDITOR Jason King, Saint Vincent College ASSOCIATE EDITOR William J. Collinge, Mount St. Mary’s University MANAGING EDITOR Kathy Criasia, Mount St. Mary’s University EDITORIAL BOARD Melanie Barrett, University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary Jana M. Bennett, University of Dayton Mara Brecht, St. Norbert College Jim Caccamo, St. -
Nation-Building Versus State-Building in the Balkans. Lessons Learned
Nation-building Versus State-building in the Balkans. Lessons Learned Conference organized by the Center for Policy Studies and the Blue Bird "Agenda for Civil Society in South East Europe" Project Central European University, 30 November-1 December 2002 Nation-building Versus State-building in the Balkans. Lessons Learned Conference Report By Tania Gosselin 30 November Welcome Addresses Ben Slay, Director of the Regional Support Center, UNDP, Bratislava Petar Stoyanov, Former President of Bulgaria Ben Slay welcomed all participants and pointed out the continuing relevance of reflection and policy recommendations on the themes of nationalism and ethnic conflicts in the region. Not all conflicts have been entirely resolved yet; peacekeeping and stability forces are still in place in some countries of the Balkans, and their withdrawal could disrupt a fragile balance. The two up-coming enlargements: of Europe and NATO to some of the countries in the region, are seen as inseparable from the stabilization of the Western Balkans by their gradual integration into Europe. This long-term objective, stressed Ben Slay, requires a review of the lessons learned from the developments in the region during the last 10 years. He said that reviewing these lessons is the main task of the conference, A further reason for convening such conference, according to Ben Slay, explains the mix of people invited: academics, journalists, policymakers both from the international community and South-East European countries. It is to try to offer an account of what happened in the Balkans in the last 10 years by looking at the post- Communist world in its entirety: taking its successes and failures as providing a fruitful background for theoretically rich, but also empirically-relevant and policy- oriented explanations. -
Anti-Communism, Neoliberalisation, Fascism by Bozhin Stiliyanov
Post-Socialist Blues Within Real Existing Capitalism: Anti-Communism, Neoliberalisation, Fascism by Bozhin Stiliyanov Traykov A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Sociology University of Alberta © Bozhin Stiliyanov Traykov, 2020 Abstract This project draws on Alex William’s (2020) contribution to Gramscian studies with the concept of complex hegemony as an emergent, dynamic and fragile process of acquiring power in socio- political economic systems. It examines anti-communism as an ideological element of neoliberal complex hegemony in Bulgaria. By employing a Gramcian politico-historical analysis I explore examples of material and discursive ideological practices of anti-communism. I show that in Bulgaria, anti-communism strives to operate as hegemonic, common-sensual ideology through legislative acts, production of historiography, cultural and educational texts, and newly invented traditions. The project examines the process of rehabilitation of fascist figures and rise of extreme nationalism, together with discrediting of the anti-fascist struggle and demonizing of the welfare state within the totalitarian framework of anti-communism. Historians Enzo Traverso (2016, 2019), Domenico Losurdo (2011) and Ishay Landa (2010, 2016) have traced the undemocratic roots of economic liberalism and its (now silenced) support of fascism against the “Bolshevik threat.” They have shown that, whether enunciated by fascist regimes or by (neo)liberal intellectuals, anti-communism is deeply undemocratic and shares deep mass-phobic disdain for political organizing of the majority. In this dissertation I argue that, in Bulgaria, anti- communism has not only opened the ideological space for extreme right and fascist politics, it has demoralized left political organizing by attacking any attempts for a politics of socio- economic justice as tyrannical. -
John Paul II (1920-2005)
John Paul II (1920-2005) ‘Man connects his deeper human identity with belonging to the nation, and he also understands his work as a multiplication of the common good worked out by his countrymen, realizing that this work is used to multiply the achievements of the whole human family, all people living in the world’ The Encyclical of John Paul II, ‚Laborem exercens’, 14 September 1981. ‘There is a basic sovereignty of society, which is expressed in the culture of the Nation. At the same time, it is the sovereignty by which man is the most sovereign.’ Speech of John Paul II to the representatives of the world of culture, church of St. Cross in Warsaw, 13 June 1987. Holy Mass at Zaspa in Gdańsk with the participation of John Paul II during his third pilgrimage to Poland. Among the faithful there are numerous flags and banners with the inscription ‘Solidarity’, 8 June 1987. AIPN Photo: Wojtek Łaski/East News Photo: Laski Diffusion/East News Karol Wojtyła with his mother Emilia, 1920. Karol Wojtyła with his father Karol, an officer of the Polish Army, 1926. Youth Karol Wojtyła was born in Wadowice on 18 May 1920. His moth- er, Emilia, died when he was 9 years old. From that time the boy was brought up by his father Karol, an officer of the Austrian army, and later of the Polish Army, a participant in the war of 1920. Karol’s brother Edmund, who was 14 years older, became a doctor. At the age of 26, he was infected with scarlet fever and died. -
Bulgarian Democracy's Organization Weapon: Political Parties And
An improbable success story in the Balkans Bulgarian Democracy’s Organizational Weapon M. Steven Fish and Robin S. Brooks ne of the most remarkable—and least Muslims, and relations between the two groups in celebrated and understood—political stories Bulgaria were much worse during the Soviet era than Oof the postcommunist region is the relative those between the two groups in Yugoslavia. In short, success of democratization in Bulgaria. Not only has Bulgaria did not enter the postcommunist era as a democratization taken place but democracy has taken leading candidate for robust democratization. Yet hold. Bulgaria has avoided the slide toward democracy came nonetheless, and it appears to be authoritarianism that occurred in Russia, Ukraine, holding, perhaps even deepening. Belarus, Albania, Armenia, and all the countries of After the beginning of the regime change Central Asia in the second half of the 1990s. at the end of the 1980s, Bulgaria did develop one Explaining Bulgaria’s experience is difficult. Most of noteworthy asset: an array of reasonably strong polit- the usual explanations for success do not work. ical parties. Like Romania and Mongolia, arguably Bulgaria does not have a hardy democratic tradition. the postcommunist region’s two other pleasant The brand of Sovietism practiced in Bulgaria was surprises in the realm of democratization, Bulgaria similar to that found in the USSR. Dissent was dealt has had a relatively high rate of popular participation with harshly. In contrast with Hungary or Poland, no in parties. Seven percent of voting-age Bulgarians, 12 substantial political or economic liberalization percent of Romanians, and 20 percent of Mongolians occurred during the 1970s or 1980s. -
President Clinton's Meetings & Telephone Calls with Foreign
President Clinton’s Meetings & Telephone Calls with Foreign Leaders, Representatives, and Dignitaries from January 23, 1993 thru January 19, 20011∗ 1993 Telephone call with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia, January 23, 1993, White House declassified in full Telephone call with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel, January 23, 1993, White House Telephone call with President Leonid Kravchuk of Ukraine, January 26, 1993, White House declassified in full Telephone call with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, January 29, 1993, White House Telephone call with Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel of Turkey, February 1, 1993, White House Meeting with Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel of Germany, February 4, 1993, White House Meeting with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada, February 5, 1993, White House Meeting with President Turgut Ozal of Turkey, February 8, 1993, White House Telephone call with President Stanislav Shushkevich of Belarus, February 9, 1993, White House declassified in full Telephone call with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia, February 10, 1993, White House declassified in full Telephone call with Prime Minister John Major of the United Kingdom, February 10, 1993, White House Telephone call with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany, February 10, 1993, White House declassified in full Telephone call with UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, February 10, 1993, White House 1∗ Meetings that were only photo or ceremonial events are not included in this list. Meeting with Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe of Japan, February 11, 1993, -
Bill Robinson
To: Bill Robinson <[email protected]> From: "Howard W. Hallman" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Canadian churches and abolition Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: At 12:43 PM 11/16/98 -0500, Bill Robinson wrote: >Dear Howard - > >Project Ploughshares, which is a project of the Canadian Council of >Churches, is considering the feasibility of organizing some kind of >outreach project between Canadian church leaders and church leaders in >other countries on the subject of nuclear abolition.... December 1, 1998 Dear Bill, I've been hanging onto your communication of November 16 about getting the Canadian Council of Churches to reach out to other countries on nuclear abolition. Since my response is somewhat complex, I'm just getting around to replying. Basically it's a good idea. Because the Canadian government is questioning some of the cold war assumptions about nuclear deterrence and has led the way in land mines, it would be useful for Canadian religious bodies to provide similar world leadership within the religious community. As you may recall, I initiated an effort related to the 1998 session of the NPT Preparatory Committee in Geneva that (1) produced a statement to delegates from Dr. Konrad Raiser, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, and Godried Cardinal Danneels, president of Pax Christi International, (2) sponsored a reception for delegates co-hosted by Dr. Raiser and Cardinal Danneels, and (3) developed a presentation to delegates on spiritual and moral values. I'm sending separately the Raiser-Danneels statement with some endorsers. I can send you the presentation to delegates if you want it. -
Pilgrim's Guide
EN KRAKÓW ISBN 978-83-65529-02-2 GET THE KRAKÓW APP. MUNICIPALITY OF KRAKOW Department of City Promotion and Tourism pl. Wszystkich Świętych 3-4 Pilgrim’s GuideGuide 31-004 Kraków tel.: +48 12 616 60 52 [email protected] TO KRAKOW www.krakow.pl FREE COPY; 2016 Table of contents Introduction 6 Following the Paths of John Paul II 7 Krakow Trail of Saints 23 Retracing the Footsteps of Saint Faustina Kowalska 37 Practical Information 49 1 LEGEND Tram line Bus line Following the Paths of John Paul II Krakow Trail of Saints Retracing the Footsteps of Saint Faustina Kowalska 3 Following the Paths of John Paul II 1. The Bishop’s Palace 22. St Florian’s Basilica 3 Franciszkańska Street 1 Warszawska Street 2. Franciscan Basilica of St Francis of Assisi 23. Monument of John Paul II in Strzelecki Park 2 Franciszkańska Street Lubicz Street 3. Bernardine Franciscan Sisters’ Church 24. Grave of the parents of John Paul II of St Joseph in the Rakowicki Cemetery 21 Poselska Street The exact location is indicated on the plan 4. Dean’s Tenement House at the entrance to the military part of the 21 Kanonicza Street cemetery from the side of Prandoty Street 5. Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Krakow 25. Church of Queen Jadwiga of Poland 8 Podzamcze Street 60 Łokietka Street 6. Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus of 26. The John Paul II Hospital Szczepanów and Wenceslaus on the Wawel Hill 80 Prądnicka Street 3 Wawel 27. Ecce Homo Church of Albertine Sisters 7. -
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Appendix AÐDigest of Other White House Announcements The following list includes the President's public sched- distinguished Americans at a White House ceremony ule and other items of general interest announced by on January 15. the Office of the Press Secretary and not included elsewhere in this book. January 9 In the morning, the President met with local com- January 1 munity leaders at the Embassy Suites Hotel in In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and McAllen. He then traveled to Mission, TX, and later Chelsea Clinton traveled from Hilton Head, SC, to returned to McAllen. St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for a vacation. In the afternoon, the President traveled to Browns- ville, TX, and later to Houston, TX. In the evening, January 4 he returned to Washington, DC. The President returned to Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to appoint January 5 Andrew P. Scalzi as U.S. Commissioner on the Inter- The White House announced that the President national Pacific Halibut Commission. invited President Petar Stoyanov of Bulgaria for a January 10 working visit to Washington on February 10. The White House announced that the President In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton will meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu attended a wedding reception for Deputy Assistant of Israel in Washington on January 20, and that he to the President and Deputy Director of Legislative will meet with Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Pales- Affairs Susan Brophy and Ambassador to Portugal tinian Authority in Washington on January 22. Gerry McGowan at the Cosmos Club.