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The biology behind JPII’s Theology of the Body
At the Edith Stein conference, Vicki Thorn identified several physical and psychological dangers of “the pill.” In a lecture entitled “The Biology of Theology of the Body,” she drew on scientific findings which appear to support, at least pragmatically, portions of the Catholic Church’s teaching on human sexuality. Thorn began by describing the biological differences between men [...]
Made for ecstasy? Rodzinka hosts Theology of the Body speaker
Colin Nykaza, a popular high school speaker affiliated with the Goretti Group, addressed Notre Dame undergraduates in his talk, “Made for Ecstasy: Drugs, Alcohol, Sex…God?” Rodzinka, a club for promoting Catholic culture particularly the importance of the family, sponsored his talk, which took place during a homemade meal in the Knights of Columbus building. “Young people are [...]
Basilica rector describes Mass revisions
What would you say is the motivation for retranslating the existing texts? The current texts have served us well for a number of years, but they have been seen as deficient in areas of translation, vocabulary, style, and poetic language. In 2001 the Church issued a new document, LITURGIAM AUTHENTICAM, which presented new norms for the translation of Latin texts in the vernacular. Prior to [...]