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Introduction to Theology of the Body session 1
by Father Joseph LoJacono IVE
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Blessed John Paul II says the pendulum always swings between the two extremes of
Manichaeism and Hedonism
Hedonism Manichaeism
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Modern day Manichaeism
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Hedonism(annual sadomasochist celebration in San Francisco
below)
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Bl. John Paul II is pointing out that either reaction is contrary to a true understanding of sexuality and the human person.►This gets at the heart of the project
of the Theology of the Body
►Marriage and family were always at the center of John Paul II’s focus
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The day he was shot he was to announce the foundation of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage
and Family
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The personalism of St. John of the Cross
Trinitarian love as the basis of all human love
He ever relies on the philosophy and particularly Ethics of St. Thomas Aquinas. He is at root a Thomist!
Emphasis of John Paul II
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The world views the body as different from the person
The Body The Real person behind
the body
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Man in the modern view
Interchangeable parts
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The soul is like a ghost in a Machine
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“The Theology of the Body represents the very logic of
Christianity”
….And the Word became Flesh and Dwelt among us. 11
Regaining a redeemed understanding of beauty and the
body
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St. Gemma Galgani
The Man and Woman were created to give themselves to
each other.
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Our bodily reality opens up to our spiritual reality
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Spirituality of St. John of The Cross
The Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine of Siena
The Trinity is an eternal exchange of Love
We are made in the Image of the Triune God
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Some fundamental ideas developed by Bl. John Paul II
Spousal significance of the body
The Communio personarum – Man finds himself not so much in his solitude but in the community of persons.
Self-Giving – Man fundamentally discovers Himself and the meaning of his self-existence in a sincere gift of Himself to another
The language of the body 16
The Theology of the Body
I recommend Michael Waldstein’s introduction and new translation for further studies
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AppendixFor Session 1
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►John Paul II developed his The Theology of the Body (TOB) during a series of conferences from September 5, 1979 to November 28, 1984.
►Their original title, was “Male and Female He Created Them.” This was restored in the Michael Waldstein edition.
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Recommended biography for
further studies on the thought of John
Paul II- Introduction to Male and Female
He Created Them by Michael Waldstein
Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla (The future John Paul II)- At the Center of the Human
Drama by Kenneth Schmitz
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