The tireless efforts of Pope Saint John Paul II gave us the timeless Theology of the Body – and that has provided sound philosophical grounding from which to handle the ever shifting sands of moral turpitude of our modern era. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse and Dr. Deborah Savage discuss the Catholic Church's teachings on marriage, family, and human sexuality, particularly in the context of the challenges posed by the sexual revolution. They explore the importance of lived experience in understanding these teachings, the implications of recent changes within the Pontifical Academy for Life, and the philosophical foundations laid by John Paul II. The discussion emphasizes the need for a balance between lived experience and objective truth, the role of self-governance, and the significance of virtue in achieving true freedom.

 

00:00 - The Catholic Church's Stance on Contraception

02:55 - The Role of Lived Experience in Theology

05:49 - Response to the Pontifical Academy for Life's Document

09:05 - The Impact of the Sexual Revolution

11:58 - Bridging Theory and Experience

14:52 - Understanding Human Acts and Impulses

18:12 - John Paul II's Anthropology and Personalism

20:51 - The Importance of Self-Governance

24:03 - The Personalist Norm vs. Kant's Categorical Imperative

26:55 - The Path to Virtue and True Freedom

30:08 - Real Stories from the Frontlines

 

Dr. Deborah Savage joined the Theology faculty during the 2021-22 academic year, having taught both philosophy and theology at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota for the previous thirteen years. She received her doctorate in Religious Studies from Marquette University in 2005; her degree is in both theology and philosophy. Dr. Savage is the co-founder and acting director of the Siena Symposium for Women, Family, and Culture, an interdisciplinary think tank, organized to respond to John Paul II’s call for a new and explicitly Christian feminism.

 

 

Dr. Savage is a member of the Academy of Catholic Theology and the American Catholic Philosophical Association. She served for several years as a member of the Board of Trustees at Franciscan University, resigning in 2021. She moved to Steubenville along with her husband of 32 years, Andrew Percic, and their daughter, Madeline.

 

Lived Experience and the Search for Truth: Revisiting Catholic Sexual Morality Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Lived-Experience-Search-Truth-Revisiting/dp/B0DG2PVQ6K/ref=sr_1_1

 

A World Without Fathers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjNiVYfDdSU

 

Male and Female He Created Them: Complementarity as Mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJBgR6krKaY

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Is There A War On Men? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWz4iLHFwKE 

 

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Catholic Women’s Forum Interview with Dr. Savage: https://catholicwomensforum.org/staff/woman-know-deborah-savage/

 

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Department of Theology of Fransiscan University at Steubenville: https://spt.franciscan.edu/faculty/savage-dr-deborah/

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