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The article concerns the concept of responsibility by Franciszek Mirek in relation to social life and the creation of community. The first part is about priest Franciszek Mirek himself, who is an exceptional figure in Polish sociology – although unfortunately, he has been forgotten. Responsibility is often defined as the relation of an acting subject to its own free and the deliberate acts which are associated with bearing adequate consequences. In accordance with the content of responsibility the following stand out: civil liability, which is associated with the obligation to repair any attempt to bring another to harm, criminal responsibility, which includes – criminal activities, and moral responsibility of the entity for good and evil embodied by him in action. Franciszek Mirek emphasized that only a citizen who truly knows – responsibility for the common good may contribute to the good of the country and society.