Called to Love Conference on John Paul II's Theology of the Body
September 16-18, 2010A Conference for Diocesan and Parish Leaders and Educators on John Paul II's Theology of the Body
The Center for Cultural and Pastoral Research was pleased to hold this conference on John Paul II's "theology of the body." The conference brought together an exciting group of speakers from around the country, all deeply engaged in scholarship or pastoral service, to lead an extended reflection and conversation on themes of direct relevance to marriage preparation and youth ministry, with broader application in all forms of Christian service. Topics included Christian identity and vocation, gender and sexuality, the meaning of self-gift and "saying forever," motherhood and fatherhood, the education of children, and the relationship between the Christian family and a post-Christian culture.
As the title indicates, this event was shaped by the insights of the recently published book Called to Love: Approaching John Paul II's Theology of the Body (Doubleday, 2009) by Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, and Fr. José Granados, professor at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Rome and Washington, D.C. This book offers an unparalleled introduction to the "theology of the body" on account of its depth and fidelity to its source, as well as its pastoral character, which sheds light on the deepest human questions in an engaging manner.
Mr. Anderson and Fr. Granados opened the conference, which also featured the theater troupe Theophany in their rendition of John Paul II's thought, presented in The Jeweler's Shop, the pope's play about marital love. The seminar afforded those in attendance a fruitful period of meditation and conversation about the mysteries at the root of our common work to build a "culture of life" and a "civilization of love" (Evangelium vitae, 21, 27).
Conference Schedule
Thursday, Sept. 16
Session 1 7:00 p.m. - Opening Addresses: Carl Anderson,
Fr. José Granados
8:30 p.m. - Reception
Friday, Sept. 17
Session 2 9:00-10:30 a.m. - Being First a Child
- Fr. José Granados
Session 3 10:45 - 12:00 - Love is forever: Indissolubility
and Freedom
- Sr. Maximilia Um
12:00 - 1:30 - Lunch
Session 4 1:30-2:45 - Love is for another: Sexual Difference
- David S. Crawford
Session 5 3:00-4:15 - The Child as Gift
- Jennifer Widhalm
6:00 - Dinner
7:00 - Speaker: Anthony Esolen
7:30 - Performance of The Jeweler's Shop
Jeweler's Shop Playbill
Saturday, Sept. 18
Session 6 8:45 -10:00 - Raising a Child: Motherhood and Fatherhood
- Agata Rottkamp and Bill Beckman
Session 7 10:15-11:30 - Education - Mo Woltering, Michael Hanby,
Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J.
Session 8 11:45-12:45 - Body Ecology: A Human Environment
- Lisa Lickona
12:45-2:00 - Lunch
Session 9 2:00-3:15 - Does "the future of humanity pass by way of
the family"? - Jeanne Schindler
Session 10 3:15-4:15 - The Benedictine Heart: Benedict XVI on
Monasticism, the Family, and "Authentic
Human Culture" - David L. Schindler
4:30-5:15 - Closing Session - Panel with Q&A
5:30 - Vigil Mass
2010 Speakers' Biographies
PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS
Attendees gather to hear the opening addresses by Carl Anderson and Fr. José Granados.
Dr. Margret McCarthy- Director of the Center for Cultural and Pastoral Research
The Jeweler's Shop- Scenes by Theophany
Fr. Joseph Fessio, S. J. and Mo Woltering
Dr. Michael Hanby
Dr. Mary Shivanandan and Lisa Lickona
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