He Leadeth Me Quiz

He was really excited and wanted to go really bad

How does Walter Ciszek, SJ's first react to the idea of going to Russia?

Ask what God wanted him to do

In what ways did Fr. Ciszek try and discern whether he should go to Russia?

Wladimir Lypinski, a pole who family had been killed in a German air raid

What name did Fr. Ciszek take when he was traveling in Russia and why?

They forbade it

What did the Soviet Constitution say about Evangelizing/Proselytizing?

Yes, when they were in Russia and found they could act lke priests or practice religion

Did Fr. Ciszek ever feel tempted to go back to his old life, out of Russia? If so, when and why? If no, why

They were arrested because ethey were thought to have been German spies

Why were Fr. Nestrov and Fr. Ciszek arrested soon after the German army launched air attacks on Russia?

Anyone who had been a suspicion

The occupiers seem to be targeting who in their propaganda (and this really troubles Walter)?

Israel taking advantage of God

When faithful Catholics started questioning whether to join labor unions or even go to Church - what Old Testament "hard lesson" circumstance does Walter Ciszek refer to or recall?

They wanted him to sign papes admitting he was guilty and he did it because he was tired of

With what action did Fr. Ciszek's interrogation finally end and why did he do it?

he needed to devote to the self-abandomment of God

Fr. Ciszek had a "conversion" while being interrogated in prison - what did this make him realize?

Jesus in the garden

What event or scene in the life of Jesus gave Fr. Ciszek a sense of "self-surrender" that helped him let go of those feelings and focus on God's will when was suffering from feelings of desolation, despair, and fear in prison?

the prisoners he traveled with

What was the most frightening aspect of Fr. Ciszek's journey to the labor camp in Siberia?

Jesus

The living conditions in Siberia, the food rations, and the work pace were "intolerable...yet men survived". What theological idea/concept came to mind as Fr. Ciszek reflected on this harsh physical reality?

It was God' wills

What conclusions did Fr. Ciszek's come to about work in the labor camp?

People have no idea what it is like to not be freedom

What does Fr. Ciszek believe is the greatest paradox or irony about human freedom?

They practiced in secret

Why does Fr. Ciszek say that he admired Russian Christians living under the communist system of government?

We should be thankful for it

What does Fr. Ciszek say about the concept of humiliation?

Prayer and meditation

What does Fr. Ciszek recommend as the best tools to guard and strengthen faith...especially when surrounded by adversity?

No, but he did it in secret

In Siberia, was Fr. Ciszek able to act as a priest in the labor camp?

witness

What word did Fr. Ciszek say was the key to priestly apostolate in the work camps?

The true Christian work of redeeming the world

What did he determine the value was of accepting persecution with joy?

Particular intmacy

What were his thoughts on celebrating Mass?

Held mass everyday

How did Fr. Ciszek strengthen priests in the labor camps who were constantly harassed by interrogations and weak from hard labor and bullying?

we shoudn't fear death because it isn't the end of our lives

According to Fr. Ciszek, how should we handle fears of death?

he was restricted as to where he could work and live

Upon his release from the work camps, what did a polozenie pasporta require of Fr. Ciszek?

They didn't like him

How was Fr. Ciszek first treated by his fellow prisoners?

Prison in Moscow where he was interrogated

What is Lubianka?

He suffered from lonliness and bordame

In what ways would you say that Ciszek suffered in the Moscow prison?

A german spie

What was the formal charge the NKVD had made against Fr. Ciszek that kept him imprisoned?