JP2

Jerzy Klueger

Childhood friend of JP2 from Wadowice; he was Jewish.

Kotlarczyk

Theater actor, director, and mentor of JP2 who founded the underground theatre in Krakow.

Sapieha

The Cardinal who protected young men during the Nazi occupation by hiding them in the Bishop’s house.

Jerzy Ciesielski

JP2's friend met at Srodowisko, an engineer who believed lay people could also become saints.

Figlewicz

Childhood priest and idol of JP2 who taught religion class and trained altar boys.

Środowisko

Mountain retreat where JP2 took young people to live and speak freely during Nazi occupation.

Wyszynski

Primate of Poland who defended the Polish Church against communism and mentored John Paul II.

Adam Chmielowski

Polish artist and religious associated with the St. Francis order, lost a leg in a historical uprising.

Cultural resistance

Efforts to oppose oppressive regimes through cultural means.

Tyranowski

Led youth ministry after the Salesian fathers were deported; created groups for young men to practice virtues.

Rhapsodic theatre

The underground theatre founded in Krakow, linked to JP2's early experiences.

Kowalski

Polish martyr executed for teaching after Nazi occupation; known for refusing to step on a rosary.

Living Rosary

Young men’s group founded by Tyranowski focused on praying the mysteries of the rosary.

Jagiellonian University

University in Krakow that JP2 attended and later taught at.

Kalwaria

Monastery in Poland of significant importance to JP2 during his life and ministry.

Wadowice

Hometown and birthplace of JP2.

Wieliczka

Town near Krakow known for its salt mine and chapel featuring a large statue of JP2.

Personalistic norm

Principle that people are to be loved, not used.

Rigoristic

View of love focused solely on procreation.

Libidinistic

View of love focused solely on pleasure.

Frui

The goal of love as the full culmination of joy and true love in human marriage.

Love as desire

The inclination to want another person, which should be subordinated to true love.

Love as goodwill

Active choice to seek the genuine good of another, reflecting selflessness.

Spousal love

A mutual gift of self involving deep commitment and responsibility.

Psychological analysis of love

Involves both sensuality (sexual attraction) and affectivity (emotional attraction).

Ethical analysis

Focus on true love and self-gift, which should be free from use and pure sexual desire.

Chastity

Virtue that protects the body and personal experiences from objectification.

Shame of the body

Can help protect the dignity of the body.

Personalist norm and indissolubility

Marriage cannot be dissolved; emphasizes commitment.

Order of the person and order of nature

Integration of inherent dignity with the biological purpose of sexuality. A person is an end in themselves and are inherently worth it.