Holiday Customs and Traditions of the Polish Christmas
The first star, the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and the breaking of the bread or wafer — these are the most important symbols of Christmas for Poles. Let us explore their meanings and history.
Conversation with a philosopher – Dr. Richard Mordarski
My guest is Dr. Richard Mordarski, Professor of Philosophy from Casimir the Great University in Bydgosc, Poland and a member of the editorial staff of FORUM.
We’re Living Longer!
We’re living longer thanks to medical science as it has been developing over the millennium. In ancient times, mankind was helpless in the face of illness and injury, especially in the case of epidemics. The Plague or Black Death of 14th Century Europe wiped out one third of the population, while Spanish influenza in 1918 […]
The Cleveland Foundation welcomes Polish-American Cultural Center!
Polish-American Cultural Center in Honor of John Paul II has reached yet another milestone; in May 2009 Polish-American Cultural Center (PACC) established an organizational endowment fund at the Cleveland Foundation. The foundation want to thank the board of directors of PACC for the trust you have placed in the foundation. So what does this mean […]
Papa Convention of the Polish American Priest Association – Cleveland 2007
I am just recovering – in time to write this article – from the 18th National Convention of the Polish American Priests’ Association which was held here in Cleveland for first time from April 16th -20th , 2007. We had 78 priests, one cardinal, and eight bishops in attendance gathering from around the country and […]