Piotr Pawlukiewicz (10 April 1960 – 21 March 2020) was a
Polish
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Roman Catholic
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priest
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, doctor of pastoral
theology
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, retreatist, preacher, prelate, canon of the Warsaw Metropolitan Chapter, author of books on religious topics.
Biography
He studied pastoral theology at the
Catholic University of Lublin
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin ( pl, Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, la, Universitas Catholica Lublinensis Ioannis Pauli II, abbreviation KUL), established in 1918. It is the only private college in Poland with the s ...
, homiletics at the
Pontifical Academy of Theology
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History
The Pontifical Academy of The ...
in
Kraków
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and rhetoric at the
Jagiellonian University
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. In 1985 he graduated from the Higher Metropolitan Seminary in Warsaw. He was ordained a priest on 2 June 1985. For two years he worked as a vicar in the parish of st.
Vincent de Paul
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In 1622 Vincent was appointed a chaplain to the galleys. Afte ...
in
Otwock
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. Then he performed i.a. the function of the prefect and lecturer of pastoral theology at the Major Metropolitan Seminary, as well as the director of the Pastoral Department of the Warsaw Curia. In the years 1991-1999 he was involved in the works of the Second Polish Plenary Synod.
From 1992, he was a member of the radio editorial office of the holy mass at the
Holy Cross Church in Warsaw. He preached during the mass broadcast by
Polish Radio
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Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making ...
at 9 am.
In 1996–1998 he was the editor-in-chief of
Radio Józef
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in Warsaw. He collaborated with
Radio Plus, where he hosted the ''
Katechizm Poręczny'' program devoted primarily to answers to listeners' questions about the practical aspects of faith. For many years, he also preached the highly popular sermons at 15:00 in the
St. Anne's Church (Central Academic Chaplaincy Center). In 1999 he was appointed lecturer of homiletics at the Major Metropolitan Seminary in Warsaw and of theology of the word at the Pontifical Faculty of Theology.
In the years 2000-2010 he was the chaplain of the chapel in the
Sejm
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of the Republic of Poland and the chaplain of parliamentarians.
He preached numerous retreats both in parishes and churches, as well as stationary ones for groups of participants – in many Polish cities and for Polish communities abroad. The most famous of the conferences he gives are those on love and sexuality, including ''Seks – poezja czy rzemiosło?'' (''Sex – Poetry or Craft?''). His books have been translated into Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Hungarian and Spanish.
Death
He died on 21 March 2020 in Warsaw at the age of 59. He was buried on 25 March 2020 at the
Powązki Cemetery
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, in the priestly grave, in the quarters 153. Due to the prevailing
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the number of funeral participants was limited to the closest family members and celebrants. The funeral mass, broadcast on
Telewizja Trwam
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Ownership and financing
The station is owned by the Warsaw Province of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer and is financed through donations f ...
,
Radio Maryja
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and the Internet, was celebrated by the Metropolitan of Warsaw, Cardinal
Kazimierz Nycz
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.
Private life
For many years he struggled with
Parkinson's disease
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.
Decorations
* Officer's Cross of the
Order of Polonia Restituta
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(2020, posthumously)
Publications
* ''Z młodzieżą spokojnie o... wolności,'' Oficyna Wydawnicza Liberton, Warsaw 1995, .
* ''Z rodzicami spokojnie o młodzieży. Z młodzieżą spokojnie o rodzicach,'' Warsaw 1996, .
* ''Dzieciom o mszy świętej'', Oficyna Wydawnicza Liberton, Warsaw 1996, .
* ''Dzieciom o sakramencie pojednania'', Oficyna Wydawnicza Liberton'','' Warsaw 1996, .
* ''Porozmawiajmy spokojnie o... księżach,'' Oficyna Wydawnicza Liberton, Warsaw 1997, .
* ''Porozmawiajmy spokojnie o tych sprawach,'' Oficyna Wydawnicza Liberton, Warsaw 1998, .
* ''Porozmawiajmy spokojnie o... starości,'' Oficyna Wydawnicza Liberton, Warsaw 1998, .
* ''Bóg dobry aż tak? O Bożym miłosierdziu myśli kilka,'' Oficyna Wydawnicza Liberton, Warsaw 2000.
* ''Kazania radiowe 1992–2002,'' Oficyna Wydawnicza Liberton'','' Warsaw 2002.
* ''Kazania radiowe 2003–2009, Oficyna Wydawnicza Liberton,'' 2011, .
* ''Po co bierzmowanie?,'' Oficyna Wydawnicza Liberton, Warsaw 2003, .
* ''Aleksander Fedorowicz. Po prostu ksiądz,'' Wydawnictwo Sióstr Loretanek, Warsaw 2008, .
* ''Rozważanie Drogi Krzyżowej. Trzy homilie na uroczystość Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego,'' .
* ''Katechizm poręczny,'' Wydawnictwo Sióstr Loretanek, Warsaw 2016, .
* ''Katechizm poręczny 2,'' Wydawnictwo Sióstr Loretanek, Warsaw 2017.
* ''Czarny humor czyli o kościele na wesoło'', co-author: Bogusław Kowalski, Wydawnictwo RTCK, Nowy Sącz 2017, .
* ''Wstań – Albo będziesz święty, albo będziesz nikim'', Wydawnictwo Znak, Kraków 2018, , (available on CD, 2016, ).
* ''Seks – poezja czy rzemiosło'', Wydawnictwo 2ryby.pl, Wrocław 2019, , (available on CD, 2015).
* ''Ty jesteś marką'', Wydawnictwo RTCK, Nowy Sącz 2019, .
* ''Eucharystia'' (series: ''Droga do nieba'')'','' Wydawnictwo Sióstr Loretanek, Warsaw 2020, .
* ''Chrzest'' (series: ''Droga do nieba),'' Wydawnictwo Sióstr Loretanek, Warsaw 2020, .
* ''Sakrament pokuty i pojednania'' (series: ''Droga do nieba),'' Wydawnictwo Sióstr Loretanek, Warsaw 2020, .
* ''Bierzmowanie'' (series: ''Droga do nieba),'' Wydawnictwo Sióstr Loretanek, Warsaw 2020, .
* ''Księża na Księżyc! Tylko co dalej'', Wydawnictwo Znak, Kraków 2020, .
References
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1960 births
2020 deaths
Clergy from Warsaw
Polish male writers
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin alumni
Pontifical University of John Paul II alumni
Jagiellonian University alumni
Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Burials at Powązki Cemetery