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:: 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. | :: 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 == | == Seeking the right name == | ||
Środowisko: a school of love | Środowisko: a school of love | ||
== Collins Center Środowisko == | == Collins Center Środowisko == | ||
Revision as of 00:55, 7 August 2014
- 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
Collins Center 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
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References