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The author disagrees with opinions of certain theologians which refuse St. Maximilian the title of Theologian. In his thinking coming from the concept of theology being understood from the Slovian root word − Bogo-słowije, which is equal to the Greek Theo-logia; in analogy – theology means: God’s Word Bogosłow (gr. Theologos). On the basis of Fr. Kolbe’s writings, the author proves his point that not only can St. Maximilian be counted as a theologian, but also among the elite group of the Three Theologians. A Theologian is not only a person „learned in Scriptures”, but a mystic, a person who comes to know God through contemplation, which does not come without the intellect’s part also. The main „instrument” of knowledge of God is prayer. Prayer brings a person to divinization. With divinization (sanctification), full human knowledge and being are realized. A person reaches his/her fullness – completeness in one’s ability; „touches” the theological reality. It is the most intimate sphere for human knowledge as well as human existence. St. Maximilian, similar to the great Theologians − St.John Theologian, author of „Tractate” about the Logos (J 1, 1–14) plus the well-known followers: St. Gregory Nazian, St. Simon the New Theologian – who belong to this very „category” of Theologians. Also his theology is based on becoming holy = divinization (sanctification). A Theologian is a person who is prayerful, contemplating the vision of God, and not just a scholar who aims for a university position and teaching career. St. Maximilian was such a person: he was a Theologian in the fullest sense of the meaning.
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This article concerns homilies for children, of their importance in Church and family life. To speak to children in a way to have them listen and hear, demands taking them seriously and a solid homily preparation. For this reason a wide range of homiletic material has been enclosed with examples from known preachers. This aims to encourage others to use such ideas and suggestions. Upon this was formulated a proposal of cooperation between the preacher and families so that a child wouldn’t be lacking the Word of God during the week. The homily should have it’s “continuation” in the home.
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This material presents the person of Fr. Kolbe as an untypical kind of preacher. This Franciscan was not a speaker but rather used the written word before all else. His pulpit was the monthly magazine “Rycerz Niepokalanej” published by him. Through it he aimed to deepen the religious knowledge of the average reader. He reached a million faithful through this means. His publications activity was inspired by the mission given by Christ: Go and teach all nations – and essentially was the effect of an authentic pastoral care of the people entrusted to him in the big “world parish”. His figure has become for these times a sign for pastoral activity in the Church today, the time of religious ignorance of the faithful, as well as for the increasing laical and anticlerical mentality. Kolbian preaching, its model and form plus direction for catechism, presents itself as evangelization by the Church about God in the Holy Trinity and work of love. Also it shows about the Church itself as community for salvation, and the human condition infected by sin. At the same time, it is of an apolegetic character. This should become obligatory for preaching since always more so in society Christianity once more is accused of the “foolishness of the Cross” and “foolishness of the Word” (compare 1Cor1:18–21), and thus save humanity in its restless existence.
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In this article, the author focuses on the subject of poetry used in the Word of God. The forms of poetry presented during ancient times, the middle ages and a short correlation to biblical poetry, which is the basis to Christian poetry, are introduced with clear originality. The reader who is familiar with the forms of poetry used in homiletics as well as in lyrical preaching fragments, beginning from Clement of Alexandria and finishing with today’s Polish poet-preachers, will discover that poetry is a perfect tool to transmit homiletic and dogmatic contents. It represents itself as a privileged instrument to express the Word of God. The subject of poetry at the service of the Word of God has as its goal on one side to call attention to today’s preachers to the richness of Church poetry, and on the other side, to make one more sensitive to the beauty of the Word.
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