Birth of Lolek - Chapter 2: After his mother was ill and advised not to become pregnant again, Karol

was born on May 18, 1920. Church bells rang when they opened the window, which were the first sounds he heard. Death of his Mother Emilia - Chapter 2: At 9 years old, Lolek's mother Emilia dies after along illness. The time he spent with his mother before her death affected him greatly and made a deep impression on him that would change his life forever. Karol sees Edmund's Sacrifice - Chapter 4: Lolek learns the true meaning of love, human dignity, and sacrifice by watching his brother Edmund treat a girl with scarlet fever that no other doctors would help. In the end Edmund died from scarlet fever. Lolek discovers theater - Chapter 5 - 8: As a 14 year old Lolek discovers theater and he is a very good actor. Lolek decides that his vocation will be actor, director, and author. Soon Lolek is perfoming religious plays. Brother Albert helps him make a transition from acting to the priesthood. The death of Karol Sr. - Chapter 8: February 18, 1941 Karol Sr. (Captain) dies while Lolek is at work because of nazi rules. Lolek blamed himself for this father dying without the last rites of the Church. Lolek stayed and prayed for him the entire night before the funeral. His fathers death renews his passion for the Living Rosary. Karol becomes a priest - Chapter 9: With the nazi's in Poland, Karol announces he wants to become a priest to Cardinal Sapieha. Karol studies underground, is almost killed by the nazi's twice, and passes all of his exams to become a priest. He became a priest on November 1, 1946. Karol Becomes Bishop, the Arch Bishop of Krakow - Chapter 14: Karol becomes bishop/archbishop after he was left off the list of candidates by Wyszynski, not once but twice. His nomination was supported by the communists even though he was against communism. Pope from a Foreign Land Elected - Chapter 15: Karol becomes Pope JPII on October 16, 1978. He initially refuses but can not refuse when a second vote calls him to duty. Karol chooses the name John Paul II and is loved by his followers because he is so different. He is the first foreign pope born outside of Italy in 400 years. JPII in White Robe is Shot - Chapter 16: JPII was shot May 13, 1981 at the Vatican by Ali Agca. Pope nearly died, from the wounds and then had a difficult time recovering due to infection from blood transfusions. Apparitions Occur and then Come True - Chapter 1 and 18: The Apparitions of Fatima occurred in 1917 before Karol was born. Later in his life he started to understand that they applied to him and the evils of communism. JPII believed the apparitions and fought to end communism. As the third secret implied he would be shot in a white robe moving towards the cross and Russia would be consecrated.

Introduction - Overview: The Introduction goes through many of the record breaking achievements of Pope John Paul II including the length of his papacy, his travels and the people that he touched of every religion around the world. The introduction also foreshadows many of the challenges and miracles that Karol Wojtyla overcame that will be documented in later chapters. The introduction outlines Karol's achievements and touches on the Catholic Social teaching themes of: - Life and dignity of the human person - Call to family community and participation - Rights and responsibilities - Solidarity - Care for God's creation Key individuals included in this chapter include Karol Wojtyla. Chapter 1 - Overview: Chapter 1 focuses on the secret apparitions that occurred before JPII was born and seems to foreshadow that he will come. The chapter takes place in Fatima, Portugal and revolves around three children who had contact with Mary in series of apparitions that occurred from 1917 to 1919. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Life and dignity of the human person - Call to family community and participation - Rights and responsibilities - Option for the poor and vulnerable - Care for God's creation Key individuals included in this chapter include .Jacinta, Francisco, and Lucia who saw the apparitions. Chapter 2 - Overview: Chapter 2 focuses on Wojtyla's parents, his siblings, his birth, early life and the death of his mother (Emilia). The chapter takes place in Wadowice, and focuses on Karol and . Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Life and dignity of the human person - Call to family community and participation Key individuals included in this chapter include Emilia, Karol sr., Edmund, Chapter 3 - Overview: Chapter 3 focuses on Karols life with his father after his mothers death. The chapter takes place in Wadowice, and focuses on Karol and his father. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Life and dignity of the human person - Call to family community and participation - Rights and responsibilities - Dignity of work and right of workers - Solidarity - Care for God's creation Key individuals included in this chapter include . Chapter 4 - Overview: Chapter 4 focuses on . The chapter takes place in , and focuses on Karol and . Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Life and dignity of the human person - Call to family community and participation - Rights and responsibilities - Option for the poor and vulnerable - Dignity of work and right of workers - Solidarity - Care for God's creation Key individuals included in this chapter include .

Chapter 5 - Overview: Chapter 5 focuses on JPII's love of theatre. The chapter takes place in Wadowice, and focuses on how Karol saved a play by performing two roles when one of the other actors had to drop out and . Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Call to family community and participation - Rights and responsibilities - Solidarity Key individuals included in this chapter include . Chapter 6 - Overview: Chapter 6 focuses on how his love of acting took him to Krakow and how he became focused on the church. It also talks about how life changed for Karol after the nazi's invaded Poland and killed people and destroyed the culture. The chapter takes place in Krakow, and focuses on Karol before the war started and afterwards. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Life and dignity of the human person (nazi's killing everyone) - Call to family community and participation (took care of dad) - Rights and responsibilities (all rights taken away by the nazi's) Key individuals included in this chapter include Mieczyslas Kotlarczyk and Kaziierz Figlewicz . Chapter 7 - Overview: Chapter 7 focuses on the influence of Jan Tyranowski on Lolek. Jan was a Tailor who showed him peaceful resistence and the importance of learning from spanish mystics. The chapter takes place in Solvay and Karkow, and focuses on Karol and Jan. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Life and dignity of the human person (Jans death) - Call to family community and participation (Living Rosary) - Rights and responsibilities (Peaceful resistence) - Dignity of work and right of workers (Hard work at the quarry) Key individuals included in this chapter include Jan . Chapter 8 - Overview: Chapter 8 focuses on Lolek's transition from acting to a vocation as a priest. The chapter takes place in Krakow, and focuses on Karol and his acting friends after his fathers death. The chapter also talks about Brother Albert's transition from actor to priesthood. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Life and dignity of the human person (Fathers death) - Call to family community and participation (Theatre Group) - Option for the poor and vulnerable (Brother Albert) Key individuals included in this chapter include Brother Albert. Chapter 9 - Overview: Chapter 9 focuses on Karol's training to be a priest, his seminary experience and two events where he was saved (an accident where he was hit by German military truck and an incident where the Germans where searching for Poles and somehow missed him.) The chapter takes place in Krakow, and focuses on Karol's life as he went through the seminary and ends with Karol becoming a priest in November,1946. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Call to family community and participation - Rights and responsibilities - Option for the poor and vulnerable - Dignity of work and right of workers - Solidarity Key individuals included in this chapter include . Chapter 10 - Overview: Chapter 10 focuses on Karol's first few years as a priest. The chapter starts with Karol being sent to Rome to study. In Rome he meets Padre Pio and works on his languages. When he goes back to Poland he requests to be a contemplative and monastic. His superior says no and assigns him to be an assistant pastor at Assumption of Our Lady Church which he loved. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include:

- Rights and responsibilities Key individuals included in this chapter include Padre Pio. Chapter 11 - Overview: Chapter 11 focuses on Karol's efforts to confront communism. At the beginning of the chapter Karol is working in Niegowic. As Poland was becoming torn apart by communism the Polish church asked Karol to come back to Krakow and work with the youth. Karol worked to stregthen family values with young people by discussing sexuality and marriage in his Rodzinka classes. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Life and dignity of the human person - Call to family community and participation Chapter 12 - Overview: Chapter 12 focuses on how Karol went from being a college theology professor to auxillary bishop. The chapter takes place in Krakow, and focuses on how Bishop Baziak, on recomendation from Sapieha, sent a letter to the Pope saying Karol should become a bishop. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Call to family community and participation (called by Pope to be a bishop) - Rights and responsibilities (professor and pastoral leader) - Option for the poor and vulnerable (giving stipend to poor) Key individuals included in this chapter include Bishop Baziak and The Primate of Poland Wyszynski. Chapter 13 - Overview: Chapter 13 focuses on the difficulties Wyszynski went through to name a new bishop of Krakow after Baziak's death. The chapter takes place in Rome and Krakow, and describes how Wyszynski did not like Karol and tried to block him from becoming the bishop. In the end Karol became bishop with the agreement of the communists. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Life and dignity of the human person (Dr Poltawska healing) Key individuals included in this chapter include Dr Poltawska, Wyszynski, and Baziak. Chapter 14 - Overview: Chapter 14 focuses on how Karol rose from archbishop to cardinal, and how he used his skills to attack communism. The chapter takes place in Czestochowa and Krakow. The chapter shows how Karol used his philosophy poet acting and speaking skills to build new churches and win the hearts of the poeple of Polland. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Dignity of work and right of workers (defacto churches established) - Solidarity (brought everyone together to build Nowa Huta) Key individuals included in this chapter include . Chapter 15 - Overview: Chapter 15 focuses on Karol's rise from being cardinal to Pope after the death of JPI. It also discusses the difficulties that JPII faced from the liberals conservatives media and people from within the church. The chapter ends with a discription of his love for elderly and those who are sick. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Life and dignity of the human person (held the baby girl with a tumor at the hospital) - Call to family community and participation (tried to reunite eastern and western Europe through Christianity) Key individuals included in this chapter include Albino Luciani. Chapter 16 - Overview: Chapter 16 focuses on how JPII getting shot was similar to the visions at Fatima. The chapter takes place in Rome, and focuses on the day JPII was shot and his recovery from the wounds and the infection. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Care for God's creation (forgave the assassin and called him his brother) Key individuals included in this chapter include Ali Agca . Chapter 17 - Overview: Chapter 17 focuses on JPII's trip to Fatima to affirm the apparitions and to meet with Lucia. The chapter takes place in Fatima, Portugal. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Rights and responsibilities (went and talked about the apparitions)

- Care for God's creation (sacrificed himself so communism would end) Key individuals included in this chapter include Lucia. Chapter 18 - Overview: Chapter 18 focuses on JPII's efforts to finalize the apparitians and to consecrate Russia with the bishops. The chapter takes place in Fatima and Rome, and describes how communism ended. Key Catholic Social teaching themes presented in the chapter include: - Care for God's creation (urges people to open your door to Christ) Key individuals included in this chapter include The Bishops.