Thesis advisor: David Hollenbach / Solidarity as spiritual exercise: a contribution to the development of solidarity in the Catholic social tradition By Mark William Potter Director: David Hollenbach, S.J. ABSTRACT The encyclicals and speeches of Pope John Paul II placed solidarity at the very center of the Catholic social tradition and contemporary Christian ethics. This dissertation analyzes the historical development of solidarity in the Church's encyclical tradition, and then offers an examination and comparison of the unique contributions of John Paul II and the Jesuit theologian Jon Sobrino to contemporary understandings of solidarity. Ultimately, I argue that understanding solidarity as spiritual exercise integrates the wisdom of John Paul II's conception of solidarity as the virtue for an interdependent world with Sobrino's insights on the ethical implications of Christian spirituality, orthopraxis, and a commitment to communal liberation. The dissertation probes the relationship between spirituality and ethics in general, and Ignatian spirituality and Catholic social teaching, in particular. My analysis of solidarity in the encyclical tradition (Chapter 1) provides an historical overview of the incremental development of solidarity in the writings of successive popes and ecclesial councils from Pius XII through Paul VI. In considering the unique contributions of John Paul II, I turn first to the theological and philosophical formation of Karol Wojtyla and the sociopolitical context of Poland (Ch. 2). My analysis then turns to a consideration of Pope John Paul II's social encyclicals (Ch. 3), with the goal of offering a definition of solidarity that integrates his intellectual formation and social context with the development of solidarity in the official social tradition. Next, I examine the development of solidarity in the writings of Jon Sobrino, first through an analysis of his intellectual and spiritual formation in the revolutionary context of El Salvador (Ch. 4), and then through an analysis of his unique theological contributions to the topic (Ch. 5). Based on Sobrino, I offer an articulation of solidarity as spiritual exercise as an original contribution to the development of solidarity in the Catholic social tradition (Ch. 6). / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2009. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Theology.

Thesis advisor: Marina B. McCoy / Thesis advisor: Peter Kreeft / An in-depth study of Karol Wojtyła's creative synthesis of medieval and modern thought, in which he brings together 1) traditional Thomistic metaphysics and anthropology and 2) the insights of contemporary phenomenology, in order to understand the reality of man as person in his integral totality. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2009. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: College Honors Program. / Discipline: Philosophy.

Orientador: Sidinei Galli / Banca: Paulo Alves / Banca: Ivan Esperança Rocha / Resumo: Esta tese refere-se ao estudo da permanência das doutrinas morais da Igreja Católica no Pontificado de João Paulo II através do discurso das encíclicas Veritatis Splendor e Evangelium Vitae, as quais demonstram o interesse da Igreja em resgatar os valores morais tradicionais do catolicismo com o intuito de sensibilizar a população cristã, a fim de manter seus fiéis e recuperar sua identidade. Este resgate dos valores da Igreja Católica ressurge com mais intensidade no papado de João Paulo II, pois a Igreja sente-se confusa após os ideais do Concílio Vaticano II, que apesar de não ter sido colocado em prática, deixou alguns leigos, fiéis, teólogos, padres, bispos e cardeais com expectativa de mudança. No entanto, a Igreja, na figura de João Paulo II retomou seus ideais tridentinos e manteve-se inflexível nas questões morais que tanto afligem a população mundial. / Abstract: This thesis mentions the study of the permanence of the Catholic Church's moral doctrines in the John Paul II's pontificate through the speech of the encyclicals Veritatis Splendor and Evangelium Vitae, which demonstrate the interest of the Church in rescuing the traditional moral values of the catolicism with intention to sensetize the christian population in order to keep its fidiciary offices and to recoup its identity.This rescue of the Catholic Church's values resurges more intensively in John Paul II's period, cause the Church's members felt confused after the ideals of II Vatican Council, even it was not practiced left some laypeople, fidiciary offices, theologians, priests, bishops and cardinals with hope of changes . However, when almost nothing happened, the Church in the John Paul II's figure reviewed its tridentinos ideals and it was remained inflexible in the moral questions that much afflict the world-wide population. / Mestre

This is the first published edition of Suita Maryjna (1987), a nine-movement Marian suite intended for three-part treble chorus, string quartet and two flutes composed by the Polish neoclassicist composer Irena Pfeiffer (1912-1986). The work was most likely intended for performance during Pope John Paul II’s pilgrimage to the Wawel Cathedral in Cracow, Poland in June 1987. It is structured according to a Marian prayer service known as the Jasna Góra Appeal, first prayed in the Jasna Góra Sanctuary in Częstochowa, Poland when the nation gained its sovereignty in 1918. The appeal was popularized by Pope John Paul II, who prayed it across Poland during his pilgrimages. Following the 1987 pilgrimage, Pfeiffer sent a manuscript of Suita Maryjna to the Lira Ensemble, a professional ensemble in Chicago specializing in Polish music, song and dance. Pfeiffer played an important role in the Lira by serving as a long-distance artistic advisor and by providing co-founder and current artistic advisor Lucyna Migala with modern Polish compositions for nearly twenty-five years. Suita Maryjna became a cornerstone of the ensemble’s repertory and was performed frequently, including in a studio recording in 1996. This edition of Suita Maryjna is placed in the context of Pfeiffer’s career, with particular attention to her working relationship with Pope John Paul II and the Lira Ensemble. Moreover, it discusses how Suita Maryjna reflects archaism, one of several strands of Polish neoclassicism in which diverse styles from earlier historical periods are fused.

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Temos aktualumas: Šiais laikais, kuomet gyvenimo kokybė išreiškiama ekonominiu efektyvumu, besaikiu vartojimu, kuomet pagrindu tampa fizinis grožis bei malonumai, tokiame pasaulyje jauni žmonės dažnai jie jaučiasi nesaugūs, neramūs. Tame nerime ir nesaugume pulsuoja tai, kas giliausiai žmogiška, tai tiesos ieškojimas, nepasotinamas poreikis gėrio, laimės, laisvės alkis, grožio ilgesys, sąžinės balsas. Todėl vis svarbesniu ir aktualesniu tampa krikščioniškas mokymas apie gailestingumą.Darbo tikslas yra atskleisti gailestingumo dorybės sampratą Jono Pauliaus II mokyme bei nustatyti jos aktualumą X ir Y mokyklų 14 – 15 metų amžiaus mokiniams. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Aptarti gailestingumo dorybės sampratą Jono Pauliaus II raštuose. 2. Apibūdinti Jono Pauliaus II ir šv. Faustinos Kovalskos mokymų apie gailestingumo dorybę sąsajas. 3. Atskleisti Dievo gailestingumo Bažnyčios misijoje būtinumą. 4. Įvertinti 14 -15 metų amžiaus mokinių žinias apie gailestingumo dorybę. 5. Nustatyti šiandieninių mokinių požiūrį į gailestingumo dorybės aktualumą. / Relevance of the Theme: Nowadays when the quality of life is expressed in economic efficiency and inordinate consumerism, when physical beauty and pleasure becomes a background, young people often feel insecure and anxious in such a world. Seeking for truth, insatiable need of goodness and happiness, hunger for freedom, longing for beauty, voice of conscience, which all are in the depth of a human being, pulsate in this anxiety and insecurity. Therefore Christian teaching about mercy is emerging with more importance and relevance.Relevance of the Theme: Nowadays when the quality of life is expressed in economic efficiency and inordinate consumerism, when physical beauty and pleasure becomes a background, young people often feel insecure and anxious in such a world. Seeking for truth, insatiable need of goodness and happiness, hunger for freedom, longing for beauty, voice of conscience, which all are in the depth of a human being, pulsate in this anxiety and insecurity. Therefore Christian teaching about mercy is emerging with more importance and relevance.The aim of the research: To reveal the concept of the virtue of mercy in the teaching of John Paul II and to determine its relevance to the 14 - 15 years old pupils from X and Y schools. Objectives of the study: 1) To define the concept of the virtue of mercy in John Paul’s II writings. 2) To describe connection between the teachings on the virtue of mercy by John Paul II and St. Faustina Kowalska. 3) Reveal the necessity of... [to full text]

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 127-131).

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 127-131).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Georgetown University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 127-131).