Tag: Love and Responsibility
Five Key Features of the Theology of the Body
(A series on Blessed John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility) Back to the Garden: Theology of the Body from Eden to Today There is much excitement today, especially among the young, about John Paul II’s “theology of the body”—the 129 catechetical addresses he gave between 1979 and 1984 that have revolutionized the way many theologians [...]
Love and Responsibility: The Battle for Purity
(A series on Blessed John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility) The Battle for Purity The battle for purity is ultimately fought deep in the recesses of the human heart. Our hearts were made to love, but since the Fall, they have been tainted by a desire to use others. This effect of original sin is [...]
Love and Responsibility: Beyond the Sexual Urge
(A series on Blessed John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility) In our first reflection on Pope John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility, we considered the “personalist principle,” which says that we should not treat other persons merely as a means to an end. In particular, we saw how utilitarianism weakens our relationships by getting us [...]
To Inspire Love: A Return to Modesty
(A series on Blessed John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility) In our post-sexual-revolution world, skimpy dresses, mini-skirts, tiny bikinis, low -rise pants, and low-cut shirts have become part of the mainstream attire for women today. And anyone who might raise questions about the appropriateness of such dress is viewed as “rigid,” “old fashioned,” or “out [...]
Getting it Right – The Foundation of Friendship
(A series on Blessed John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility) In his book Love and Responsibility, Karl Wojtyla – now known as John Paul II – reflects not simply on why contraception is immoral, but even more, on how contraception actually can destroy the love between a husband and wife in marriage. Here, we will consider four [...]
Love and Responsibility – How Contraception Destroys Love
(A series on Blessed John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility) In his book Love and Responsibility, Karl Wojtyla – now known as John Paul II – reflects not simply on why contraception is immoral, but even more, on how contraception actually can destroy the love between a husband and wife in marriage. Here, we will consider four [...]
Love and Responsibility – The Law of Gift
(A series on Blessed John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility) How does a person know if he is in a relationship of authentic, committed love or just in another disappointing romance that will not stand the test of time? That’s what John Paul II — then Karol Wojtyla — addresses in the next section of [...]
Sense and Sentimentality — How Could Mr. Right Turn Out to be So Wrong?
(A series on Blessed John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility) Many young people have had the experience of feeling that they were in love with someone who at first seemed absolutely wonderful, only later to be greatly disappointed in the person, disillusioned about the relationship, and perhaps even down on the opposite sex as a [...]
Avoiding Fatal Attractions
(A series on Blessed John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility) Love and Responsibility – Avoiding Fatal Attractions A man eating lunch at a restaurant notices an attractive woman at another table, and is immediately drawn to her beauty. His heart stirs, and he finds himself wanting to see her again. Yet, this is not the [...]
Love and Responsibility – Resenting Chastity
(A series on Blessed John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility) Love and Responsibility – Resenting Chastity Virtue is not something simply lacking in the modern world. It is something many in the modern world actually resent. That’s a point that Blessed John Paul II – then Karol Wojtyla – makes when beginning his teaching on [...]
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