Reverend Father Andrzej Szablewski, p.s.s.; Diocese of Prince Albert
Education
Associate Professor of Moral, Spiritual, and Pastoral Theology
Director of Human Formation; Formation Director (Theology I)
B.Th., Newman Theological College
Psychology Licence, Rula Institute, Pontifical Gregorian University
Biography
Born 1971 in Poland to Tadeusz and Teresa, devoted and loving parents who gave life also to two siblings: Piotr and Pawel.
Father Andrzej was always involved in parish and school activities. Study and prayer came rather easy to him and he was fortunate to hear the call to the priesthood from his very early years. He entered the major seminary of his diocese right after high school, in 1990. After three years, he asked for sabbatical year during which the Spirit guided him to Canada. He loved the people and the country and decided to remain where he was needed the most. A year later Bishop Blaise Morand sent him to continue his formation at St. Joseph Seminary in Edmonton. Having completed his ordination requirements, he was ordained January 29, 1999 for the Diocese of Prince Albert. First he was appointed as an assistant pastor with Fr. Jim Kaptain and then he was appointed pastor of his own sheepfold in Spiritwood, Leoville, Medstead, Shell Lake and Chitek Lake. He spent two wonderful years there, building the Kingdom of God in harmonious collaboration with the active and faithful parishioners.
The Spirit continued to work in his heart and soon reminded him of the work for the Canadian and universal Church in the formation of priests. The Sulpician Fathers had expressed their desire to have him in their ranks and the bishop of his diocese allowed him leave the diocese to form priests of today and the future. Leaving the diocese with a heavy heart for the people of God with whom he grew so close, he went to Montreal where he was appointed a member of the team at the Major Seminary of Montreal. He loved the Sulpician spirit and formation method and with great joy applied all he learned into this new ministry. Soon he was sent to complete his graduate studies in psychology at the Gregorian University after which he was appointed to St. Joseph Seminary as part of the team and made responsible for human formation.
With gratitude to all those who have contributed to his formation he is happy to give back in return to the seminarians to which he was appointed and whose great spirit of charity and faith undoubtedly marks the seminary community. This is Fr. Andrzej’s third year in this Archdiocesan institution.
Reflection
Often human formation remains the least important among the four pillars of the diocesan seminary formation. St Joseph Seminary strives to change this and extend the horizon of human freedom and maturity by dealing with all sorts of human fragility and molding human love responses to our Savior’s command of Love.
Courses Taught
Introduction to Pastoral Counseling
Pastoral Communications
Ministry Among the Suffering
Publications
(To be posted.)
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