Saint John Paul II and the Polish Catholic Experience
Fr. Raymond Gawronski, S.J. (Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology, Berkeley)
cosponsored by The Copernicus Foundation, Calvert House, and the Polish American Student Association
Often referred to as “The Polish Pope,” John Paul II is better described as a global pope. The Polish experience offers a unique perspective that bore fruit in the person of Pope John Paul II, who held the world’s attention for decades and offered a way to be Catholic in the Church’s new situation of worldly powerlessness. Through the lens of the Polish experience in Europe and America – the “Polish hermeneutic” – this talk will explore the contribution of the person and work of St. John Paul II to the Church and world.
This lecture commemorates the April 27 canonization of Pope John Paul II.
