Studia Pastoralne
Rocznik Wydziału Teologicznego UŚ

INTRODUCTION OF CHILDREN INTO THE MYSTERY OF HOLY SPIRIT IN THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT.
Summary
Most specialists in pedagogy and catechetics agree that in the process of introducing children to the mystery of the Holy Spirit, parents should not concentrate as much on a speculative way of presenting Holy Spirit, but rather unite and combine children’s everyday experiences with faith reality. The first task of Christian parents should not be the transmission of Catechism, but the care of creating childhood full of love, trust, respect, forgiveness and joy. Only on the basis of faith experiences parents may start to talk with children about the Holy Spirit using correct, interesting and rather simple words. Of significant role in this process ist he person of Jesus Christ. Listening to his words the child will discover the Holy Spirit not as an „anonymous Power,” but as a person, who is present in the Church, keeping vigil over Church development and inspiring Christians for opening, creativity, conversions and perfecting life.
Keywords: child catechesis, family, firstexperiences, first talks, Holy Spirit, mystery of faith

SOCIO-POLITICAL CHANGES AND RELIGIOUS-MORAL EDUCATION IN POLISH SCHOOL
Summary
Crises of education as the result of the "post-socialist disease" has been noticed in Poland, just after the collapse of the socialist system. Observing many existing treats and challenges towards the education, the Catholic Church in Poland have supported the process of religious and moral formation, building it on the basis of the personalistic anthropology. In this article, authors undertake the issue of moral education, which includes: basic norms of Christian life, the formation of conscious, education towards freedom and self-education; as well as religious education, which presents sanctity as the main goal of Christian formation. Responsible undertaking of education of children presuppose close co-operation of parents, teachers and educators.

REFLECTIONS ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND CATECHESIS IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND
Summary
The distinctions between catechesis and religious education are recognised in the official Church documents on education, but still are causing problems in Catholic education theory and practice. The author of this article offers some reflections on the research into how far the distinction between catechesis and religious education is has been recognised by the Catholic education theorists with particular reference to the National Project of Catechesis and Religious Education. The immense work of the Project has been to supply current needs of RE teachers, pupils of Catholic schools, parents, catechists. Yet, the present situation requires an ecclesial community which is ready to take the risk of „creating the living language” as a task of the religious education process.

THE MEANING OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN THE FORMATION OF CATHOLICS IN ENGLAND AND WALES
Summary
In order to present the meaning of Catholic schools in the formation of Catholics in England and Wales, the author explores the social, religious and educational context of the past decades in England and Wales. Due to a high level of migration to the UK, with many ethnic groups coming from Asia, Africa and Latin America, the British society has been affected and transformed profoundly by the variety of cultures, religions, traditions and habits, proper to the migrating communities. This historical migration started a complex process of a global transformation of the society, which made it impossible for institutional religions to maintain their position and role as in the past. The Catholic population in England and Wales nowadays is composed of people of ethnic English descent, people of Irish origins, converts or the descendants of converts from Anglicanism or other Protestant denominations, and lately, Catholics from Catholic countries – mainly Poland. The present composition of the Catholic Church is thus highly diversified, and culturally heterogeneous. Nevertheless, Catholic schools in England and Wales have played an important role in searching for an interpretation of the emerging authentic forms of Christian faith and forming Catholics who are ready to see God’s presence within their experience and continually renew their daily lives in the light of the Gospel.
Keywords: Catholic school, Christian formation, religious and cultural plurality

Teaching religion as accompanying: from superficiality to spirituality to personal acquaintance with God Incarnate
Summary
According to the general understanding, accompanying involves first of all being in attendance, being with somebody, sharing the hardships of a journey, joys, but also difficulties, uncertainties, overcoming obstacles on the road together, defining the destination. If Religious Education wants to take on the function of accompanying children and the youth on the road to the contemporary Emmaus, then the fundamental condition is being in attendance and journey together. Therefore, the author of this article reflects upon the idea of the road to Emmaus and the role of school RE as accompanying youth leading from superficiality to spirituality to personal contact with God. Personal acquaintance with God incarnate assumes certain complementarity of God’s initiative and man’s action, cognition, conversion and trust. Thanks to His incarnation God has become audible and visible. Therefore, accompanying the pupil on the road to Emmaus should include both the verbal and visual processes starting from pupil’s inner chaos, his/her questions, problems, difficulties up to the spiritual sphere.