Współcześnie szybko rozwija się technika, informatyka i medycyna. Z tych osiągnięć ludzkość może być dumna! Jednak cała humanistyka pogrążyła się w głębokim kryzysie, tak że mówi się o kryzysie filozofii, teologii, etyki i literatury. Rodzi to z kolei kryzys powołań, który w Polsce i Europie jest sprawą powszechnie znaną. Zamykane są seminaria duchowne i klasztory, a małżeństwa często rozpadają się. Autor artykułu stawia tezę – którą następnie rozwija i uzasadnia w dalszej części publikacji – że kryzys ten związany jest również z brakiem kardynalnej cnoty męstwa. Jej przejawem jest odwaga, która jest potrzebna do tego, aby wybrać powołanie, a następnie realizować je pomimo pojawiających się trudności. Obszernie omawiane jest powołanie do życia kapłańskiego, zakonnego, małżeńskiego i samotnego, które poświęcone jest Bogu i ludziom.

The virtue of fortitude is the foundation of every vocation

Today, technology, computer science and medicine are developing rapidly. Humanity can be proud of these achievements! However, the entire humanities have plunged into a deep crisis, so much so that there is talk of a crisis of philosophy, theology, ethics and literature. This, in turn, gives rise to a crisis of vocations, which is a well-known cause in Poland and Europe. Seminaries and monasteries are closing, and marriages often break up. The author of the article puts forward a thesis – which he then develops and justifies in the further part of the publication – that this crisis is also related to the lack of the cardinal virtue of fortitude. Its manifestation is the courage that is needed to choose a vocation and then pursue it despite the difficulties that arise. The vocation to the priestly, religious, married and single life, which is dedicated to God and people, is extensively discussed.

Keywords: Bishop, God, virtue of fortitude, soul, Eucharist, Jesus Christ, Church, priest, marriage, Holy Mass, heaven, Redeemer, vocation, sacrament, judgment, religious, Savior

Today, technology, computer science and medicine are developing rapidly. Humanity can be proud of these achievements! However, the entire humanities have plunged into a deep crisis, so much so that there is talk of a crisis of philosophy, theology, ethics and literature. This, in turn, gives rise to a crisis of vocations, which is a well-known cause in Poland and Europe. Seminaries and monasteries are closing, and marriages often break up. The author of the article puts forward a thesis – which he then develops and justifies in the further part of the publication – that this crisis is also related to the lack of the cardinal virtue of fortitude. Its manifestation is the courage that is needed to choose a vocation and then pursue it despite the difficulties that arise. The vocation to the priestly, religious, married and single life, which is dedicated to God and people, is extensively discussed.