Kopiec, Poland – April 2024 – The meeting of the Salesians in their Quinquennium from all four Polish Salesian Provinces took place from 18 to 20 April at the Novitiate at Kopiec (PLO). The meeting was dedicated to how to respond to crisis situations that priests may encounter in their ministry among young people and adults. The invited guests shared their knowledge and, above all, their experience of accompanying people in crisis situations. Fr Krzysztof Raj, a psychologist from the Diocese of Kalisz, gave a conference on adaptive response measures, specific details of such and their appropriate choice. He also focused on addictions - the model of their formation and possible solutions to their causes. During this he shared his experience of accompanying people in difficulty. The second main block was a workshop on resolving the difficult situations that Salesians face in ministry. The seminar was led by Anna Migalska, director of the John Paul II Family Formation Centre in Lubin, and Fr Janusz Kamiński SDB, parish priest and psychotherapist.

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