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1. AN OVERVIEW of CATHOLIC TEACHING: HUMAN SEXUALITY, CHASTITY, MARRIAGE, and CELIBACY: Pope Francis on the Family: Amoris Laetitia; Benedict XVI on the Family: Familiaris Consortio; Friendship; Conners on Boundaries; Selections from The Catechism of the Catholic Church. 2.
THE
PRESENT
CRISIS
in SEXUAL
MORALITY:
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3. ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING and CATHOLIC MORAL PRINCIPLES: Conscience and the Eternal Law; Natural Law; the Principle of Double Effect. Pope John Paul II, Veritatis Splendor; Thomas.Aquinas, Sum.Theol 1,II 93a,3ad2 - Natural & Eternal Law; Vatican II, Rel. Freedom (Dign.Hum.) 1-3 On Divine & [Natural] Law
4.
THE HISTORY
AND DEVELOPMENT
of Catholic Teaching on human sexuality, chastity, marriage, and celibacy:
A) The Early and Medieval Church.
Marriage
as
Sacrament: Beal,
“Marriage...Historical Overview”; Peter Brown on early Christianity, sexual renunciation,
and marriage.
B) The Modern Church.
Sexuality and Sacramentality: Conciliar and Papal pronouncements: Casti Connubii, Gaudium et Spes,
Humanae Vitae, Familiaris Consortio.
5.
INTRODUCTION
to
THE
THEOLOGY
of
THE
BODY:
Selections from Pope John Paul II, Catechesis on Genesis and
Catechesis on the Sermon on the Mount.
6.
DYSFUNCTION:
ABUSE,
ADDICTION and
IMPAIRMENT
The sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. (Part 2):
ecclesial implications of
The John Jay Study.
The role of alcoholism and other addictions; 12-Step recovery programs.
7.
HUMAN
SEXUALITY from the Perspective of the Behavioral Sciences.
Developmental sexuality and sexual maturity. Psychopathology,
psychopathy, and asessing the risk of violence. Classical
virtue-theory and modern psychology.
8.
THE
MARRIAGE
COVENANT
A)
Theology of Marriage: Sacramental and Canonical Aspects. Pope
John Paul II: God the Author of Marriage.
B) Stages
of Marriage, Caring for troubled marriages: Divorce and remarriage: special pastoral and moral concerns. Admission to the
Eucharist and the use of the External and Internal Forums.
The Reception of Holy Communion by the Divorced
and Remarried Members of the Faithful; Vademecum for Confessors.
9.
FERTILITY in
MARRIAGE
Reproductive Physiology and Natural Family Planning. The
Church's response to contraceptive technology and infertility. Humanae Vitae; Evagelium Vitae; Familiaris Consortio.
10.
NATURALFAMILY
PLANNING:SPIRITUALITY
and PRACTICE
Philosophy, spirituality, and methods of Natural Family Planning (sympto-thermal,
Billings, Creighton). Presentation by Debi Hoppe.
11.
A
PASTORAL
APPROACH
to
HOMOSEXUALITY
On The Pastoral Care of Homosexual
Person (October 1st, 1986); Considerations regarding proposals to
give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons (July 31,
2003).
12.
TOWARDS A
COVENANT
THEOLOGY
of CELIBACY
A) The Three Pillars: (1) Spiritual Direction;
(2) Prayer;
(3) Support Group.
B) Stages
of Celibacy, Ministry,
Friendship, and the Universal Need for Appropriate Boundaries
(Part 2)
Presentation by Msgr. Craig Cox, Vicar for Clergy,
Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Declaration on certain questions concerning sexual ethics
(Persona Humana). Pope John Paul II, The Theology of Marriage and
Celibacy.
13.
COMMON
BIOETHICAL
DILEMMAS
in MARRIAGE
Abortion; Embryo adoption; finding Christ at the end of life.
Pope John Paul II, Evagelium Vitae; SCDF, Instruction on
Respect for Human Life (Donum Vitae); Declaration on Euthanasis, (Jura et
Bona).
14.
PARISH
MARIAGE
PREPARATION
FOCCUS test; Engaged
Encounter; Prenuptial Interview Checklist
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