John Paul II Trivia

Simplified Course Pack (SCP) for Self-Directed Learning: Reed 2 - The Life and Works of St. John Paul II

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Vision (by 2023)

• To be a professional institution providing quality, economically accessible, and transformative education grounded on the teachings of St. John Paul II.

Mission

• To serve the nation by providing competent graduates through quality teaching and learning, transparent governance, holistic student services, and meaningful community-oriented researches, guided by the ideals of St. John Paul II.

Core Values

• Respect
• Hard Work
• Perseverance
• Self-Sacrifice
• Compassion
• Family Attachment

Graduate Attributes

• Inquisitive
• Ingenious
• Innovative
• Inspiring

Course Details

• Course Code/Title: Reed 2 / The life and works of St. John Paul II
• Description: Enables students to understand St. John Paul II's life, spiritual teachings, and ministry, and apply these to their own lives
• Requirement: Reflection Paper
• Time Frame: 54 Hours
• Grading System: Based on 40% Cumulative Averaging

Grading Breakdown

• Periodical Grading: Attendance (5%), Participation (10%), Quiz (25%), Exam (60%)
• Final-Final Grade: Prelim Grade (30%), Midterm Grade (30%), Final Grade (40%)

Contact Information

• Dean/Program Head: Amie P. Matalam, LPT, MM (09953860989)

Course Map: Simplified Course Pack (SCP)

Prelim Period

• Week 1: The Early Life of St. John Paul II
• Week 2: His Basic Education and Formation
• Week 3: The High School Years
• Week 4: The College Life
• Week 5: The Decision to Enter in the Seminary
• Week 6: Preliminary Examination

Midterm Period

• Week 7: The Clandestine Seminary
• Week 8: As a Young Priest and Auxiliary Bishop
• Week 9: Archbishop and Cardinal
• Week 10: Election as Pope
• Week 11: Pastoral Travel Visits of the Pope to the World
• Week 12: Midterm Examination

Final Period

• Week 13: Creation of World Youth Day
• Week 14: Apologies of the Pope
• Week 15: Teachings About Communion and Love
• Week 16: The Relations With Other Religions
• Week 17: His Beatification and Canonization
• Week 18: Final Examination

Course Outcomes

• Discuss the life of St. John Paul II.
• Recognize the spiritual teaching and influence of St. John Paul II.
• Reflect on the pontifical legacy of St. John Paul II

Week 1: The Early Life of St. John Paul II

• Lesson Title: The Early Life of St. John Paul II
• Learning Outcome: Trace the early beginning of St. John Paul's life

Terms to Ponder (Week 1)

• Wadowice: A small city southwest of Kraków, Poland
• Auschwitz: Largest and deadliest of six dedicated extermination camps, where hundreds of thousands of people were tortured and murdered during World War II and the Holocaust under the orders of Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler
• Anti-semitism: Hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious or racial group
• Jozef Pilsudski: Polish revolutionary and statesman, the first chief of state (1918–22) of the newly independent Poland established in November 1918

Essential Content: The Early Life of St. John Paul II

• The life of a saint is one in which the Gospel is luminous.
• The Church has received an inestimable gift in St. John Paul II.
• St. John Paul II showed the radiation of the fatherhood of God in humanity.
• Date and Place of Birth: born on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice
• The youngest of three children.
• His early life was marked by suffering and loss, losing his mother, father, and older brother before his 21st birthday.
• Known as Lolek, he was athletic, studious, and a gifted theatrical performer.
• The family stayed in an apartment whose windows looked out on the Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• Baptism is viewed an encounter with God that cleanses from sin, making people true children of God
• Baptism is offered to all who believe and to the children of families of faith.
• The sacrament of salvation is offered way to receive the grace of salvation through sharing in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
• Baptized on June 20, 1920, in the Chapel of the Holy Family of the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wadowice, southern Poland.
• Baptized by Fr. Franciszek Zak.
• Received his First Communion at age nine and the Sacrament of Confirmation at age eighteen.
• The baptized name of the Pope is Karol Josef Wojtyla.
• Parents might have chosen the name Karol for his father and Jozef (Josef) in honor of the victorious Jozef Pilsudski.
• Possible that Karol Wojtyla, a long time military officer in the Astro-Hungarian Empire, picked the two names for his son: Francis joseph I and Charles I.
• Father: Karol Józef Wojtyła (senior), born 18 July 1879 in Lipnik.
• He earned his livelihood as a tailor until he was drafted into the Austrian army in 1900.
• According to Karol, his father was a deeply religious man.
• Day after day he was able to observe the austere way in which he lived.
• Mother: Emilia Wojtyła, née Kaczorowska, born 26 March 1884 in Biała, Poland.
• She was a school teacher who taught Karol how to make the sign of the cross.
• She died on April 13, 1929, in Wadowice, Poland when Karol was eight.
• Family: he was the youngest of three children.
• Older brother: Edmund, older sister: Olga.
• His older sister Olga died during infancy around 1914.
• Environmental Influence: Wojtyła thus grew up experiencing national freedom but also understanding its vulnerability.
• He became close to a girl called Ginka Beer, described as a Jewish beauty

Week 2: The Pope's Basic Education and Formation

• Lesson Title: The Pope's Basic Education and Formation
• Learning Outcome: Identify the qualities of being a good student as exemplified by young Karol

Terms to Ponder (Week 2)

• Juliusz Slowacki: Poland's great Romantic poet, playwright and visionary philosopher
• Adam Bernard Mickiewicz: Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist
• Cyprian Kamil Norwid: Nationally esteemed Polish poet, dramatist, painter, and sculptor
• Neoclassical: Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theater, music, architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity
• Marcin Wadowita: Polish priest, theologian, professor and the Deputy Chancellor of the Jagiellonian University

Essential Content: Basic Education and Formation

• Karol Wojtyła was an outgoing youth, though always with a serious side
• He excelled in academics and dramatics, played football (soccer)
• Assistance was regularly provided to Father Kazimierz Figlewicz (his confessor and first teacher in Catholicism), in Wadowice's main church (next door to the Wojtyła family's tiny apartment).
• Attended the Marcin Wadowita Male Elementary School on 15 September 1926
• School’s location was located in the building of the town hall at the main squar in Wadowice
• Difficulty in the learning conditions at that time because there were a lot of children and very few teachers (9 teachers per 320 students)
• The curriculum included Polish language, history, and geography.
• After school, children spent little time playing because they must do homework and learn

Week 3: The Pope's Challenging College Experience

• Lesson Title: The Pope's Challenging College Experience
• Learning Outcome: Identify the adversity skill of young Karol as a College student

Terms to Ponder (Week 3)

• Philology: The branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages.
• Jagiellonian University: Also known as the University of Kraków, a research university in Kraków, Poland.
• Krakow: Traditionally known as Cracow, is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland.
• Old Church Slavonic: Was also called Old Slavonic, was known as the first Slavic literary language

Essential Content: Young Karol's Challenging College Experience

• Graduated from secondary school as valedictorian.
• After fulfilling his obligation to military service in road construction, the Father and son moved from Wadowice to Kraków.
• Karol Woytiła enrolled at Jagiellonian University in the autumn semester of 1938
• By the early part of 1939, the German dictator Adolf Hitler had become determined to invade and occupy Poland

Week 4: Karol's Decision to Become a Priest

• Lesson Title: Karol's Decision to Become a Priest
• Learning Outcome: Trace the decision of Karol to become a priest

Terms to Ponder (Week 4)

• Jan Tyranowski: A Polish Roman Catholic
• He was an ardent admirer and follower of the Discalced Carmelite charism
• Was a central figure in the spiritual formation of Karol Józef Wojtyła who became Pope John Paul II

Essential Content: Karol's Path to Priesthood

• Karol Wojtyla had been involved in the church his whole life
• It was not until 1942 that he began seminary training.
• When the war ended, he returned to school at Jagiellonian to study theology
• In 1946 he is an ordained priest
• Went on to complete two doctorates and became a professor of moral theology and social ethics

Week 5: Appointed Bishop and Created as Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

• Lesson Title: Appointed Bishop and Created as Cardinal Learning Outcome: Appreciate his contribution as ordained minister in the Church

Terms to Ponder (Week 5)

• Titular See: A Diocese that no longer functionally exist, because the territory was conquered
• Diocese: A district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church
• Bishop: An "overseer" of a community of the faithful
• Auxiliary Bishop: A bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese
• Ombi: A titular see (vacant since 1966 - present) in the Catholic church
• Cardinal: A member of the Sacred College of Cardinals, whose duties include electing the pope, acting as his principal counselors, and aiding in the government of the Roman Catholic Church
• Dicastery: A department of the Roman Curia, the administration of the Holy See through which the pope directs the Roman Catholic Church
• Synod of Bishop: A permanent institution established by Pope Paul VI, September 15, 1965 in response to the desire of the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council to keep alive the spirit of collegiality engendered by the conciliar experience.

Essential Content: Karol Wotyla as Ordained Minister

• Young Karol Wojtyla was transferred to the parish of Saint Florian in Kraków on March 1949
• He taught ethics at Jagiellonian University and then at the Catholic University of Lublin.
• Gathers a Rodzinka group to help the blind and the sick
• Was accepted by the Faculty of Theology at the Jagiellonian University.
• Was prevented from receiving the degree until 1957 due to the Communist authorities
• Was not permitted for priests to travel with groups of students, asking his companions to call him "Wujek" to prevent outsiders from deducing he was a priest
• Expressed concern that the position would cause him to change when named Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków
• Remained Wujek
• Actions as Auxiliary Bishop:
  • Saying a Midnight Mass on Christmas Day
  • Being selected as Vicar Capitular
  • Taking a part in the Second Vatican Council from 1962–1965 (Vat II), making contributions
• Appointed Archbishop of Krakow. On January 13, 1964
• Created Cardinal on June 26, 1967,

Week 7: Election of Cardinal Wojtyla as the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church

• Lesson Title: Election as a Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
• Learning Outcome: Appreciate his election as leader of the Church

Terms to Ponder (Week 7)

• Papal conclave: Cardinals assemble to elect a new Pope under strict seclusion.
• Papabilio: Unofficial Italian term for a likely Pope candidate.
• Pallium: Liturgical vestment worn by the Pope and Archbishops, symbolizing papal authority.

Essential Content: the year of the three popes

• After blessing Blessed Pope Paul VI died
• Albino Luciani became Pope John Paul I on August 26
• Albino Luciani died suddenly 33 days later
• Cardinal Wojtyla was elected on October 16, 1978
• He took the name of John Paul II

Week 8: Pope John Paul II's Role in the Collapse of Poland's Communist regime

• Lesson Title: Pope John Paul II and the Fall of Communism Learning Outcome: Appreciate the role of St. John Paul II on the fall of communist regime

Terms to Ponder (Week 8)

• Ostpolitik: Normalizing relations between West Germany and Eastern Europe, starting in 1969
• Encyclical: A papal letter to bishops.
• Lech Walesa: Polish statesman, leader of the Solidarity movement, and first democratically elected president of Poland.

Essential Content: Pope John Paul II & the Demise of communism

• According to historian Paul Johnson, the demise can attributed to Reagan, Thatcher and John Paul II
• He was against government/state-controlled societal organization
• Three distinct fronts to the battle: His ministry to youth, struggles to obtain communistic permissions to allow the constitutions, and insistence to have Annaul procession on Streets

Week 9: The Warning of Pope John Paul II against Capitalism

• Lesson Title: The Warning of Pope John Paul II against Capitalism
• Learning Outcome: Identify the warning of St. John Paul II against Capitalism

Terms to Ponder (Week 9)

• Welfare State: A government that protects and promotes the social and economic well-being of it's citizens
• Centesimus Annus: An encyclical written by Pope John Paul II in 1991, On the one-hundredth anniversary of Rerum novarum

Basic Content: The warning of Pope John Paul II against Capitalism

• In disagreement for both capitalism and communism.
• Supports Catholic social teaching to orient toward the common good
• Notes a risk that ideology of capitalism could create little or no interest to the realities that would entail to human alienation

Week 10: Pope John Paul II's Relation With Other Religious Groups.

• “Pope John Paul II's Relation with Other Religious Groups”
• Appreciate the Pope’s reaching out to other religious groups.

Terms to Ponder (Week 10)

Interreligious dialogue -- refers to cooperative, constructive, and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions or beliefs, often understanding between different religions or beliefs to increase acceptance of others, rather than to synthesize new beliefs. Ecumenism is a vision, a movement, affects the way Christians think about their faith, unites their life and mission and bringing the Body of Christ and the human community closer to the fulfillment of God’s purposes.

Essential Content(Week 10)

Pope John Paul II made a point to meet other religious leaders. The term ecumenism refers to interdenominational cooperation between different Christian Churches. Pope John Paul II to Orthodox world for Catholic sins of the past. In 1986 at Assisi, Pope John Paul II a day of prayer for world peace is