Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body. As we saw last month, Pope St. John Paul II taught that every human person “is called to love in his unified totality” (John Paul II, 1981, no. 11). Being created …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” In his reflections on “eschatological man” (i.e., the human person in light of our ultimate destiny with God in the resurrection of the body and the new creation), Pope St. John …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). We have been exploring Pope St. John Paul II’s reflections on the resurrection of the body and life in the world to come. In that final state, the unity of …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). Last month, we began exploring Pope St. John Paul II’s reflections on “eschatological” man, which completed his threefold meditation on the human person in TOB. We saw that the term …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). Up to this point in our reflections on TOB, we have been exploring Pope St. John Paul II’s reflections on “original man” and “historical man.” “Original man” refers to the …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). Over the last several months, we have been exploring Pope St. John Paul II’s reflections in TOB on “historical man”—that is, human beings who are fallen, who struggle with sinful …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). In his effort to show us the true meaning of “purity of heart,” Pope St. John Paul II meditated on Christ’s words in the gospels before pondering St. Paul’s teaching. …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). Christ brought the Old Law to fulfillment through His example and teaching. Rather than focus exclusively on mere exterior conformity to the moral law, He emphasized conversion of heart, for …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). Central to Jesus’ moral teaching, which I have referred to as the New Law of the Gospel, is His appeal to the human heart. In his Theology of the Body …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). In recent months, we have reflected on Christ’s words in Matthew 5:27-28 in which He condemned interior acts of lust, equating them with adultery committed in the heart. Pope St. …