REPORT 2007

In 2007 the Editorial Department of the Institute realised the following projects and publishing work connected with the realisation of the statute tasks of the Institute.

1. FATHER DR ZDZISŁAW STRUZIK, PROGRAM WYCHOWAWCZY OPARTY NA WARTOŚCIACH, PARTS I-III, WARSAW -WILANÓW 2007.

The book is addressed to high school students, their parents and high school teachers. The aim of the publication is to propose an educational and upbringing method based on values coming from the teachings of John Paul II . The program is to show a young person the true sense of human life and teach behavior complying with norms adopted in Christian and European culture.

The first part of the book is aimed at the first year pupils and it presents the relation " myself - society" and it is to help them to mould themselves into this goodwill attitude towards  others. The second part is based on the relation "myself - you". The aim of this part is pointing at morally good attitudes towards the other person. The third part of the book describes the relation "myself - myself" and addresses proper recognition of ones value, self-improvement and building ones own personality.

2. NARZECZEŃSTWO JAKO PRZYGOTOWANIE DO MAŁŻEŃSTWA, EDITOR FATHER DR ZDZISŁAW STRUZIK, WARSAW -WILANÓW 2007.

The publication is aimed at fiances. It contains information, among others, fragments of Church documents helpful for leading meetings. It includes preparation for different stages of married life, it is striving to bring forward the subject of love, the role of the family and respect for human life.

3. BARDOWIE JANA PAWŁA WIELKIEGO.MŁODZI POECI O PONTYFIKACIE JANA PAWŁA II, WARSAW 2007.

The book is a collection of works sent in by students of  Junior High schools carrying the name of John Paul II who took part in the competition organised by the Institute. Its aim was to write a ballad relating to the life and work of the Polish Pope.

4. "Z WIARĄ WIAR". RODACY WOBEC ŚMIERCI JANA PAWŁA II. MODLITWY, WIERSZE, DIARIUSZE, MEDYTACJE, WARSAW -WILANÓW 2007.

The publication is  a collection of works sent in by an appeal from the Institute on 2 April 2005. The book is a testimony to the memory of  The Holy Father. The writings collected arose from the spiritual experiences connected with the death of John Paul II. As a result of the appeal several hundred works arrived. A selected number of pieces were edited. On 3 November the Institute organised the promotion of the book, which took place in the White Hall of the Wilanowski Palace in Warsaw. The ceremony was led by the Metropolitan of Warsaw Archbishop  Kazimierz Nycz. Chosen works were presented by Anna Seniuk and Krzysztof Banaszyk.

5. JAN PAWEŁ II STRAŻNICY PORANKA. ĆWICZENIA DUCHOWE DLA MŁODYCH Z JANEM PAWŁEM II WEDŁUG ANTONIO IZQUIERDO, EDITOR S.KAWECKI, WARSAW- WILANÓW, 2007.

The book contains a selection of John Paul II fragments of homilies and Papal documents in which John Paul II addressed young people. The book is a translation of the Italian edition by Antonio Izquierdo

6. FATHER  DR WOJCIECH KLUJ, TEOLOGIA MISYJNA JANA PAWŁA II, WARSAW- WILANÓW, 2007.

The book is an essay of John Paul II mission theology included, among others, in encyclicals, teachings, pastoral letters. The author reaches to the fundamental topics of the Christian Religion and underlies a link between the Pope's teaching and newly arising problems. The detailed notes, appendixes, and very wide bibliography are a very important part of the book helping the reader embark on ones own reflection over the mentioned subjects.

9.  ANNA ZYSKOWSKA, POLSKI SAMOCHÓD DLA JANA PAWŁA II

The Editorial Department compiled editorial materials for the second edition of Anna Zyskowska's book. The publication documents the origin and fate of the Papal car, which the Holy Father travelled in during his first pilgrimage to his homeland in 1979. The editorial work has been undertaken in co-operation with the Jan Pazdura Museum of Nature and Technology in Starachowice, where work is being carried out to reconstruct the Papal car. The aim of these joint activities is to join the publication of the book with the presentation of the car as well as further promotion. Predicted completion date of the work - summer 2008.

10. SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF POLISH PUBLICATIONS ON THE SOCIAL TEACHINGS OF JOHN PAUL II IN THE YEARS 1978 - 2006, COMPILED AND EDITED BY DR. M. MIKOŁAJCZYK

The Institute Editorial Department is preparing an extensive bibliography covering publications relating to the social teachings of Pope John Paul II. The book is being compiled by employees of the University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński. It will appear in three volumes covering the years: 1978-1988, 1989-1998, 1999-2005. The predicted publication date - May 2008.

11.  PUBLICATION DOCUMENTING FIVE JOHN PAUL II PILGRIMAGES TO MEXICO.

In June 2007 employees of the Institute travelled to Mexico. The aim was to collect documentary materials  relating to the five successive pilgrimages by the Holy father to this country. The collected material will be compiled and used in the publication of the book dedicated to the apostolic travels of John Paul II to Latin America.

12.  BROCHURES, LEAFLETS AND POSTERS RELATING TO FESTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THE INSTITUTE.

The Editorial Department compiles and produces a wide range of promotional and informational materials relating with the functioning of the Institute. It is the organiser or co-organiser of many festivities relating to Papal anniversaries. It co-operates with external institutions in the scope of common cultural activities.

REPORT 2006   

Editorial Department organizes and supervises the editorial activity of the Institute, especially:

• edits publications which document the pontificate and teaching of John Paul II,
• collaborates with national and international publishers for common editorial initiatives connected with the work of John Paul II,
• publishes results of research done by the Institute,
• prepares publications, brochures and directories connected with the Institute,
• monitors national and international publishing houses included in statutory action.

 From August to December 2006 following publishing projects were accomplished: 

• Number 17 of the magazine Znaki Nowych Czasów (published in cooperation with Foundation SPES) fully devoted to the person of the Holy Father. The edition was connected with the 28^th anniversary of the inauguration of John Paul II’s pontificate. Apart from a series of articles devoted to different aspects of John Paul II’s teaching, with an introduction of Cardinal Józef Glemp, the Primate of Poland, a unique interview with Cardinal Karol Wojtyła by Professor Vittorio Passenti, which took place in June 1978.
• V volume of Collected Works of the Primate of the Millennium (published in cooperation with the Institute of the Primate Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński). Publishing cooperation with the Institute of Primate aims at documenting the teaching and the spirit of the man who contributed in forming the personality of the future pope. This volume contains 89 authorized texts of the Primate from 1959.
• Publishing a book by Father Leszek Slipka A road to Christ (in cooperation with the Pastoral of the Warsaw Archdiocese). The author reflexes on John Paul II’s teaching expressed especially in papal messages to the youth, the elderly and to families. This book describes papal teaching about the Holy Spirit and the mission of the laity in Church and Eucharist.
• Editorial of Educational Curriculum at High School Level published by the Research Department of the Institute.
• Promotional brochure of the Institute of Pope John Paul II, containing basic information about the Institute, its goals and tasks. It promotes the idea of the construction of the National Shrine of God’s Providence, where eventually the residence of the Institute will be located. This brochure is directed to a group of people interested in cooperation with the Institute.

Editorial plans for 2007. In the year 2007 the Editorial Department will undertake the following projects

• Publishing of VI and VII volume of Collected Works of Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński in cooperation with the Primate Institute
• Second updated edition of a book by Anna Zyskowska A Polish Car for John Paul II, which documents the history of the car John Paul II used during his first pilgrimage to Poland in 1979. It describes an unusual history of the car and tells stories told by people connected with the construction and reconstruction of the car.
• Publishing of an extensive guide book about the National Shrine of God’s Providence, illustrated with pictures that reflect successive stages of the construction and present accompanying events (e.g. the funeral of Father Jan Twardowski on 18^th January 2006, the VIII Meeting of the Youth in Wilanów – We are building a house on a rock, where four thousand young people participated). This book will describe the history of the construction of the Shrine and topics connected with e.g. the theology of God’s Providence.
• Publishing Biography of Polish publications on John Paul II’s social teaching between 1978 and 2006 elaborated by Dr. Mirosław Mikołajczyk from the Department of Theology UKSW in Warsaw.
• Publishing a book by Father Dr Wojciech Kluja entitled Theology of the Mission of John Paul II.
• Edition of Father Dr Wiesław Jankowski’s habilitation dissertation entitled Charismatic identity of laity institutes.
• Edition of Father Sławomir Zyga’s Ph.D. dissertation Inner Communication with the use of the latest technologies discussing the use of the Internet by ecclesiastical organizations.
• Publishing of the texts of John Paul II with the documentation of His travels to Mexico, Polynesia and Africa, under the collective editorial of the Institute and Father Dr hab Jarosław Różański from the Department of Theology UKSW.
• Publishing of successive editions of Educational Curriculum at High School Level elaborated by the Institute.
• Editing informational and promotional materials.
• Releasing a DVD about the meeting of John Paul II with children in the Catholic Division of TVP (Polish Television) in a television show “Ziarno” in 1991. The DVD will also present further histories of its participants.