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This article examines the issue of personal experience with regard to creative development. Humanistic-existential psychology emphasizes the individual’s ability to cross the boundaries of experience. The question remains, however, whether transgressive action is conducive to self-realization. This study considers results of research on the determinants of creative competence with regard to creative...
Because the topic is complex, the representatives of various scientific disciples have taken up the question of the corporeality of the human person. For example, biological and medical science researchers analyze the human body as a biological phenomenon, while those in the humanities, philosophy, or the social sciences consider the socio-cultural dimensions of corporeality. This article takes the...
Multidimensional changes are taking place in the modern world. Generally speaking, these changes concern what is broadly understood as culture, civilization, and religion. These changes can be perceived through their connection with technology, which affects how societies are organized, how people exercise power (politics), the types and features of social bonds, what the economy looks like, man and...
The human ability to “cope in life” is not, as Daniel Goleman asserted at the end of the 20th century, based only on an individual’s cognitive skills. Goleman’s assertion decisively changed the way that individuals think about man’s “emotional talents,” but the reality is that emotional skills are largely congenital, even though current research demonstrates that they can be developed. Indeed, research...
In recent years, there has been a significant change in the religiosity of Poles, especially among the youth. Religious education for the youth, however, has remained basically unchanged. Therefore, there is an urgent need to determine the causes of this change in religiosity and respond properly to it. This article first presents the results of sociological research on the religiosity of Polish youth...
This article considers issues pertaining to social insurance for clergy and religious in Poland. More specifically, this article discusses regulations concerning when clergy and religious must enroll in mandatory and/or voluntary retirement, disability, and accident insurance as well as the consequences of not paying the premium when and in the amount it is due. This study also presents the consequences...
Fr. Michael Sopocko played a unique and exceptional role in the history of spreading the devotion to Divine Mercy in our times. As Jesus revealed to St. Faustina during her visions, Fr. Sopocko was chosen by Him to serve as St. Faustina’s confessor and spiritual director. In the process, Fr Sopocko became open to the apostolate of Divine Mercy. Sr. Faustina considered Fr. Sopocko the co-creator and...
Bl. Fr. Michael Sopocko is a fascinating figure, particularly because of his zealous involvement in everything that he did, especially in his pastoral ministry. This article discusses Bl. Michael Sopocko’s pastoral achievements based on three biographical and chronological stages of his life, pastoral activity, and academic work. The first stage involves his early life in his family home as well as...
One of the fundamental and important dimensions of Fr. Michael Sopocko’s life and work was his pedagogical activity and creativity. Fr. Sopocko taught as a lecturer in the seminary for the majority of his life and at the university for a number of years. He left a rich legacy of research and academic work in the form of popular and journal publications. Up to now, some minor studies have discussed...
This article aims to show how a school’s educational potential has an effect on the formation of students who will be able to function well in the different areas of a knowledge-based society and maintain good relationships with other people. To this end, this article demonstrates how a school that uses its human and organizational capital should provide students with educational experiences that...
This article considers the art of translation through a comparative analysis of the translations of two selected theological texts taken from the French and Polish version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC). Specifically, this study examines the Polish and French versions of CCC 748, which speaks about the relationship between the Church and Christ. As CCC 749 reveals, this relationship,...
Divine Mercy is that which ensures human happiness. In the 20th century, Bl. Fr. Michael Sopocko was a special apostle of Divine Mercy who proclaimed its message to the world. This article presents the person and activities of Fr. Michael Sopocko by focusing on: 1) the source and the validity of worshiping Divine Mercy; 2) Fr. Sopocko’s biblical and theological explanations of Divine Mercy; and 3)...
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