Kursy duszpasterskie w latach 1983-1992

The pastoral courses of the years 1983-1992 were run during the period which covered the last years of Bishop Wilhelm Pluta’s ministry and during the whole period of Bishop Józef Michalik’s pastoral work in the diocese. In the years 1983-1992, Poland underwent fundamental political change. The Catholic Church gained more possibilities for its activity, limited during the communist rule. It was possible to air the Holy Mass on the radio, the Church could also use other media, the church ‘Caritas’ began operating, a number of church associations and organizations, which had not been approved by the state since 1950, could be run again, religious lessons were accepted at schools and filling church posts became free from state interference. When we take into account a tremendous dynamism connected with Pope John Paul II’s pilgrimages to Poland, then we can see the breakthrough in the challenges posed to the Church and the necessity of looking for ew ways to reach human hearts with God’s truth and love. Pastoral courses met the demand to ‘read signs’ and to project pastoral work in accordance with the challenges that arose from the fundamental change in spiritual and social mentality. The paper, which covers the years 1983-1992, focuses on the programmes and major themes, especially important for the spiritual, theological and pastoral formation of priests. The author presents the bibliography of the lectures published in the official diocesan magazine so that those interested could readily find these texts and advance their knowledge about given topics.