Spirituality in Action: Catholic Pastoral Care of Men in Poland as a Response to Secularisation

This article contains some proposals for the development of pastoral care and spiritual formation of men, which might be a response of the Church in Poland to widespread secularisation. I justify this need and some theoretical aspects of men’s spiritual formation. I show the practical aspects and the initiatives that I believe are worth promoting and developing: the coordination of spiritual formation activities among men in Poland, the support of academia and science, and the spiritual formation of candidates for priesthood. Finally, I propose to internationalise men’s spiritual formation. The arguments presented here indicate that proper coordination, promotion, and involvement in the spiritual formation of men could bear good fruit in families and the entire Church in Poland.

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Religions
Published
2025-02-13
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https://doi.org/10.3390/rel16020226
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Religious Education and Schools
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Spirituality in Action: Catholic Pastoral Care of Men in Poland as a Response to Secularisation

Adam Rybicki
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Spirituality in Action: Catholic Pastoral Care of Men in Poland as a Response to Secularisation

Adam Rybicki
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This article contains some proposals for the development of pastoral care and spiritual formation of men, which might be a response of the Church in Poland to widespread secularisation. I justify this need and some theoretical aspects of men’s spiritual formation. I show the practical aspects and the initiatives that I believe are worth promoting and developing: the coordination of spiritual formation activities among men in Poland, the support of academia and science, and the spiritual formation of candidates for priesthood. Finally, I propose to internationalise men’s spiritual formation. The arguments presented here indicate that proper coordination, promotion, and involvement in the spiritual formation of men could bear good fruit in families and the entire Church in Poland.

ReligionsVol. 16(2)
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (PL)
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawla II
Openalex Percentile: Top 97%
Religious Education and Schools
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