Heschel Center News
Hanukkah – the commandment to light candles – a testimony to our unity with God
The First and Second Books of Maccabees recount how the Greeks wanted to impose their polytheistic religion in Israel. If they had succeeded, the light of faith in the One God would have been extinguished there. Thanks to the uprising of the Maccabees, the desecrated Temple in Jerusalem was…
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From Raków to Warsaw: the youngest participants of the study trips at the POLIN Museum
The sixth-grade students of the School and Kindergarten Complex named after St. John Paul II in Raków visited the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and the Warsaw congregation of the Evangelical Reformed Church, accompanied by their guardians: historian Grzegorz Szewczyk, Rev. Paweł Surowiec, and Beata Rejnowicz.…
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In Rome, about people of the Church saving Jews
At the Adriano Cinema, at Piazza Cavour, a screening was held of the documentary film “I Save a Human Being. People of the Church in the Face of the Extermination.” This is the third production of the Opoka Foundation under the Polish Bishops’ Conference, created within the project “Polish…
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Biblical commentaries
Sunday Psalm: Peace that ripens on the way
Advent is a school of patience, but also a school of active hope. Psalm 122 reminds us that our spiritual journey is not a lonely march through the desert. We walk together – with the saints and with the sinners – writes Fr. Piotr Kwiatek, a Capuchin, doctor of…
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Sunday Psalm: the psalm of the pilgrim who found his home
Psalm 122 is more than just an ancient song. It is a record of the rhythm of the human heart, longing for home. In its words pulses the entire dynamics of faith: decision, movement, encounter, and finally finding peace in community – points out Fr. Piotr Kwiatek, Capuchin, doctor…
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Psalm for today: head held high, heart at peace
Psalm 3 does not portray a world without pain. It contains fear, struggle, and loneliness. But it also contains something greater—the presence of God, who does not stand aside. He is closer than your problems, closer than your enemies. It is a psalm about trust, emphasizes Fr. Piotr Kwiatek,…
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The Encyclopedia of Righteous
Henryk Hilchen (1881–1956)
Henryk Hilchen (1881–1956) Henryk Hilchen (born 30 July 1881, died 20 August 1956) was a Polish Roman Catholic clergyman and social activist[1]. He combined legal education with priestly ministry – he obtained a doctorate in political and economic sciences while simultaneously serving as a vicar and parish priest in various…
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Bruno (Brunon) Boguszewski (1907–1987)
Bruno (Brunon) Boguszewski (1907–1987) Fr. Bruno (Brunon) Józef Boguszewski (born 14 March 1907 in Strzelce Wielkie, died 23 October 1987) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, decorated with the medal “Righteous Among the Nations”[1]. He was a priest of the Kraków archdiocese and during the war served as a vicar…
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Bartosik Wojciech: (1894–1984)
Wojciech Bartosik (1894–1984)Wojciech Bartosik (born April 23, 1894, died 1984) was a Polish Catholic priest and long-time parish priest in Wawrzeńczyce (Małopolska Province). He gained fame as an activist who helped Jews during World War II[1][2]. After the war, he remained a priest in his parish for many years, and…
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