Respect Life Corner

Each week the Respect Life Ministry will be sharing a short video that clearly explains the Church's teaching on dating, marriage, and sexuality. Our hope is that these videos will help you better understand the teachings of the Church regarding marriage and sexuality and guide you to conforming your lives to the truth God has revealed to us. If you have any suggestions to share or would like to get active in the Respect Life Ministry, please email Chloé Fasano.

June 25th, 2023: The Unity of Body and Soul Human beings are utterly unique in the entire created order! We are neither pure spirits nor merely animals. We are a unity of matter and spirit – a unity of body and soul. Most people today think of themselves as spirits housed in bodies, from which they will be liberated at death. But this is not what it means to be Christian! As Christians, we believe in the resurrection of the body. The separation of body and soul is utterly unnatural and is a result of the fall. In order to have an authentic Christian faith, we must orient ourselves towards the unity of body and soul which is inherent in God’s design.

June 18th, 2023: Why God Gave Us Bodies Why did God give us bodies? As John Paul II wrote in his Theology of the Body, “The body, in fact, and only the body, is capable of making visible the invisible: the spiritual and the Divine.” God gave us bodies to make visible His own invisible mystery. This is a Mega Mystery! And as St. Paul directs us in Ephesians 5, “It refers to Christ and the Church.”

June 11th, 2023: What Is Theology Of The Body? Why God Gave Us Bodies This video by Christopher West, presents an introduction to a new and enlightening look at God's plan for marriage and sex. You will hear things that he mentioned during his presentation here at St. Susanna in May.