Commentary on Introduction Theology of the Body, DVD, by Chris West, powerpoint by Fr. Joseph LoJacono, IVE

1. Introduction to Theology of the Body session 1by Father Joseph LoJacono IVE 1

2. Blessed John Paul II says the pendulum always swings between the two extremes of Manichaeism and Hedonism Hedonism Manichaeism 2

3. Modern day Manichaeism 3

4. Hedonism(annual sadomasochist celebration in San Francisco below) 4

5. 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 5

6. The day he was shot he was to announce the foundation of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family 6

7. Emphasis of John Paul II 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! 7

8. The world views the body as different from the person The Real person behind the body The Body 8

9. Man in the modern view Interchangeable parts 9

10. The soul is like a ghost in a Machine 10

11. “The Theology of the Body represents the very logic of Christianity” ….And the Word became Flesh and Dwelt among us. 11

12. Regaining a redeemed understanding of beauty and the body 12 St. GemmaGalgani

13. The Man and Woman were created to give themselves to each other. 13

14. Our bodily reality opens up to our spiritual reality 14 The Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine of Siena Spirituality of St. John of The Cross

15. The Trinity is an eternal exchange of LoveWe are made in the Image of the Triune God 15

16. 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

17. The Theology of the Body I recommend Michael Waldstein’s introduction and new translation for further studies 17

18. AppendixFor Session 1 18

19. 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. 19