Środowisko

George Weigel, "What's in a 'milieu'?"

Środowisko was the term used by the late pope to identify the large group of lay men and women whom he had come to know when he was a young university chaplain in the late 1940s and early 1950s — men and women who became some of Karol Wojtyla’s closest friends and remained his friends for the rest of his life. By thanking those he called “my Srodowisko,” John Paul was bearing witness to a truth that marked him as a very distinctive bishop and pope — one who was formed into his ministry by friendships with lay people, even as he was forming them into mature Catholic professionals, spouses, and parents.

Letter of John Paul II to a friend

After many experiences and a lot of thinking, I am convinced that the objective starting point of love is the realization that I am needed by another. The person who objectively needs me most is also, for me, objectively, the person I need most. This is a fragment of life's deep logic.

Seeking the right name

Środowisko: a school of love

Quiet Waters Środowisko

2013 theme

• "Light from Light."
• "While you have the light, keep faith in the light; thus you will become sons of light" (John 12:36).

Polish characters

ą ć ę ł ń ó ś ź ż

Ą Ć Ę Ł Ń Ó Ś Ź Ż

References

• "Conference on the spirituality of Środowisko"
• "WojtyÅ‚a's friend Greigel on Środowisko"

Links

• Quiet Waters Productions.
• Google search.