Studia Pastoralne
Rocznik Wydziału Teologicznego UŚ

Eucharist as the sacrament of “non-violence” attitude? Outline of the answer and description of the issue
Summary
This article aims at presentation of an outline of a particular issue of the contemporary sacramental theology – Eucharist as the sacrament of non-violence attitude. The paper focuses on three major themes. Firstly I offer a short description of a Passover feast of Jesus with the Apostles in the Cenacle in the synoptic Gospels in order to show the New Testament context and Christ-oriented character of the analysed issue. The second part offers an analysis of a traditional notion of “the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass” understood as participation of believers in the sacrifice of thanksgiving offered by Christ to His Father in order to re-establish a new and everlasting Covenant between God and people. Celebration of Eucharist takes place in the attitude of rejection of all forms of violence and in the spirit of service, as it has been shown by the Lord. This is why in the last part of the paper I underline the existential-and-spiritual dimension, which for a believer is the foundation of non-violence attitude.
Celebration of Eucharist in its very essence is a real entrance of a Christian into life of Christ. This means that a Christian is always the same person – be it during Eucharist, in everyday life situations, during liturgy and situations of a testimony. Entire life of a Christian is gradually turned into Eucharist, from which non-violence rule springs out. The sacrament of Eucharist describes not only the rule of faith, but also the rule of conduct.

Official lecture of the faith for today on the basis of the French catechism for adults
Summary
The article is to show importance and topicality of preaching the faith of the Church in the contemporary world on the basis of of the Catechism for adults (Le Catéchisme pour adultes), issued by the French Episcopate in 1991. The starting point of the paper is presentation of a general outline, plan and purpose of the analysed Catechism, which focuses its message on the biblical idea of God’s covenant with people throughout the ages. Also, the leading theme of the Catechism has been highlighted an attempt of a dialogue between the Christian faith and the culture of the contemporary West. The second point shows a sacramental, moral and spiritual dimension of a catechetical message of the French bishops. Finally, in the third point, while emphasising an ecclesial background and paschal source of the episcopal teaching, the author provides us with his own reflection on a potential widening the horizon of preaching the faith of the Church in the contemporary world based on a postulate of a theology of Christian existence. He claims that the Christian faith is to be sensitive to challenges of the contemporary world and at the same time deeply rooted in a specific experience of the paschal faith and practice of the Church.

Catechesis and Liturgy according to Catechesis of Cyril of Jerusalem (+387)
Summary
Since its beginnings Christianity has shown a close and direct connection with liturgy and catechesis. Cyril of Jerusalem is a privileged witness to their mutual relation in the ancient Church. The paper seeks to show the liturgical and theological depth of his catechetical heritage in four points: Cyril of Jerusalem – witness to the baptismal catechesis of the fourth century; three dimensions of the baptismal catechesis of Cyril of Jerusalem (dogmatic, moral and sacramental one); typological interpretation of the Scriptures, mystagogical catechesis of Cyril of Jerusalem and their relation with liturgy. In the conclusion we draw readers’ attention to a sacramental perspective of the Christian vision of the history of Catechesis of Cyril of Jerusalem that remains valid for contemporary Christians.

To believe in the other, not to know about the other. A biblical meditation on the basis of education to Christian existence based on Mathew’s parable of the talents (Mathew 25,14-30)

Criticism of modernism and integralism in Christian personalism
Summary
In the new and uncomfortable situation Christians sometimes adopt two equally ineffective attitudes: liberal modernism and religious integralism. Following Emmanuel Mounier (1905–1950) I start my analysis with a reflection on “the space” of modernism – a situation of a Christian subjected to “the world outside”, a victim of alleged modernity and scientistic rationalism. Next I analyse religious integralism, which is blind acceptance of doctrines and articles of faith without any proof. This attitude approves, to some extent, the status quo and treats it as something irreversible. In my conclusion I present my conviction that the area of personalistic thinking is Christianity rooted in the Paschal mystery of Christ and at the same time involved one, participating in human affairs, open to the question of meaning of human existence.

Cults and the new religious movements – a pastoral challenge for Churches

Overhead epiphanies of John Paul II (A collection of thoughts on the margin of the papal teaching)