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Luisa De Poo at (512) 949-2487
In a culture that often reduces the significance of human love and sexuality and provides “depersonalized, recreational and often pessimistic information” (Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality, 1), parents struggle to give their children an adequate education in regard to the true meaning of sexuality.
With a keen awareness of this problem and with a true love for the human person, St. John Paul II labored to offer adequate anthropology, or understanding of the human person, to the Church and to the world during his years of service as a priest, bishop, and pope. In his teaching, popularly known as Theology of the Body and better understood as a catechesis on human love, he offered his reflections on the meaning of the body and the human person.
This certification offers the wisdom of the Church to catechists for education in human love and sexuality, in particular incorporating St. John Paul II’s catechesis on human love which helps us to understand the human person in a way so radically different from the current culture.
2020 Class Schedule
Course | Date |
What will you learn? | Class Name |
1 | Click HERE
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Basic moral teachings of the Catholic Church. This class is offered by the Office of Evangelization & Catechesis.
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Christian Morality |
2 | July 12 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Basic understanding of Theology of the Body. Its concepts and structures. |
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3 | July 12, 2021 2 - 4 p.m. |
Basic human reproductive anatomy and physiology and how the human reproductive system serves the purpose of procreation. |
Reproduction and Procreation |
4 | July 13, 2021 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. |
More advanced concepts of Theology of the Body. An opportunity to go deep into the heart of St. Pope John Paul II's teaching. |
Advanced Theology of the Body |
5 | July 14, 2021 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Discuss several current moral issues that affect our society today and where the Church stands regarding these subjects. |
Moral Issues of Concern |
6 | July 15, 2021 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Discuss the concepts of love and friendship in married and celibate life and how to live a chaste life in these two great vocations. |
Christian Marriage and Celibacy |
7 | July 15, 2021 2 - 4 p.m. |
Instruction for teaching human sexuality according to different stages of human development. |
Methods and Resources |
Classes are offered at:
Diocese of Austin Pastoral Center, 6225 Highway 290 E., Austin, 78723.
It is requested that classes be taken in order, Class 1 through 7, but it is not required.
Registration for each class will be reviewed one week before class begins. Classes with low enrollment will be canceled.
Registration: Click HERE
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