129 Wednesday Audiences about the meaning of life/our sexuality

An illumination of Humane Vitae

John Paul II saw the suffering, joy, desires and the confusion in the world and studied it to explain the value of the human person and how our sexuality reflects our purpose and desire for love

lived in a time of WW2 so much of human dignity being smeared- by humans.

saw what we are capable of (even in the name of righteousness).

experienced 1st hand the confusions of humanity when they look at themselves and their desires

constantly saw people asking: Why do I have these desires if I can't use them?

Its about seeing what was INTENDED what WENT WRONG (what the mess really

looks like that we live in) how we begin to FIND WHAT WE WERE

MEANT FOR.

See the body not just for what it is, but what it was meant for

The WHY’S not just the HOW’s

“What I attack is the notion that right and wrong should be related simply

to the notion of sin, simply to a notion of “thou shalt not,” rather

than the real ultimate interests of the human beings involved... I think this search for a new ethical set of moral

values based on something other than simply rigid rules set forth many, many centuries ago is

something from only which good can come.” – Hugh Hefner

“Only true love… is capable of absorbing shame… True love is a love in which sexual values are subordinate to the value of the

person.” – John Paul II

Shame

LOVE! Our desires reveal this

Theology = Study of God Jesus Christ fully reveals man to himself

and really makes his (man's) supreme calling clear.

“Of the Body” “In the image and likeness of God”