Ad Rationem: Recent Episodes
Father John Arthur Orr
The Resurrection and Theological Anthropology by Blessed Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 2 December 1981. Read text via EWTN.
The Living God Continually Renews the Very Reality of Life by Blessed Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 18 November 1981. Read text via EWTN.
Marriage and Celibacy in the Light of the Resurrection of the Body by Blessed Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 11 November 1981. Read text via EWTN. Transcription coming soon.
Ethical Responsibilites in Art by Blessed Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 6 May 1981. Read text via EWTN. Transcription coming soon.
Art Must Not Violate the Right to Privacy by Blessed Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 29 April 1981. Read text via EWTN. Transcription coming soon.
Reflections on the Ethos of the Human Body in Works of Artistic Culture by Blessed Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 22 April 1981. Read text via EWTN. Transcription coming soon.
The Human Body, Subject of Works of Art by Blessed Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 15 April 1981. Read text via EWTN. Transcription coming soon.
Pronouncements of Magisterium Apply Christ’s Words Today by Blessed Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 8 April 1981. Read text via EWTN.
Positive Function of Purity of Heart by Blessed Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 1 April 1981. Read text via EWTN. Transcription coming soon.
The Pauline Doctrine of Purity as Life According to the Spririt by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 18 March 1981. Read text via EWTN. Transcription of Commentary: And with these words our Holy father Pope John Paul II concluded his 57th catechesis Man and Woman He Created a Theology of the … Continue reading Theology of the Body Part 57 →
The Virtue of Purity is the Expression and Fruit of Life According to the Spirit by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 11 February 1981. Read text via EWTN.
St. Paul’s Description of the Body and Teaching on Purity by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 4 February 1981. Read text via EWTN.
St. Paul’s Teaching on the Sanctity and Respect of the Human Body by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 21 January 1981. Read text via EWTN.
Life in the Spirit Based on True Freedom by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 14 January 1981. Read text via EWTN.
Opposition Between the Flesh and the Spirit by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 7 January 1981. Read text via EWTN.
Justification in Christ by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 17 December 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Purity of Heart by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 10 December 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Christ Calls Us to Rediscover the Living Forms of the New Man by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 3 December 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Spontaneity: The Mature Result of Conscience by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 12 November 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Eros and Ethos Meet and Bear Fruit in the Human Heart by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 5 November 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Power of the Redeeming Completes Power of Creating by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 29 October 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Realization of the Value of the Body According to the Plan of the Creator by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 22 October 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Gospel Values and Duties of the Human Heart by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on . Read text via EWTN.
Interpreting the Concept of Concupiscence by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on . Read text via EWTN.
Establishing the Ethical Sense by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on . Read text via EWTN.
Depersonalizing Effect of Concupiscence by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on . Read text via EWTN.
Mutual Attraction Differs from Lust by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 17 September 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Concupiscence as a Separation From Matrimonial Significance of the Body by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 10 September 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Meaning of Adultery Transferred from the Body to the Heart by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 3 September 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Adultery: A Breakdown of the Personal Covenant by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 27 August 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Adultery According to the Law and as Spoken by the Prophets by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 20 August 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Content of the Commandment: You Shall Not Commit Adultery by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 13 August 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Sermon on the Mount to the Men of Our Day by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 6 August 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Opposition in the Human Heart Between the Spirit and the Body by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 30 July 1980. Read text via EWTN.
The Heart, a Battlefied Between Love and Lust by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 23 July 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Lust Limits Nuptial Meaning of the Body by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 15 June 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Dominion Over the Other in the Interpersonal Relation by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 18 June 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Relationship of Lust to Communion of Persons by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 4 June 1980. Read text via EWTN.
A Fundamental Disquiet in All Human Existence by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 2 June 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Real Significance of Original Nakedness by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 14 May 1980. Read text via EWTN.
And with these words the Holy Father Pope John Paul II concludes his 26th catechesis on Man and Woman He Created Them a Theology of the Body. There are many salient points in this 26th catechesis. The Holy Father addresses concupiscence. This section is actually entitled “The Man of concupiscence”, which is a reference to … Continue reading Theology of the Body Part 26 →
The Ethical and Anthropological Content of the Commandment: “You Shall Not Commit Adultery” by Pope John Paul II from his general audience on 23 April 1980. Read text via EWTN. With these words our Holy Father Pope John Paul II brings to a conclusion his 25th catechesis Man and Woman He Created Them. We are … Continue reading Theology of the Body Part 25 →
Knowledge-Generation Cycle and Perspective of Death by Pope John Paul II from this General Audience on 26 March 1980. Read text via EWTN. Transcription: And with these words Pope John Paul II concludes his 22nd catechesis Man and Woman He Created Them a Theology of the Body. There are many salient points that we should … Continue reading Theology of the Body Part 22 →
Mystery of Woman Revealed in Motherhood by Pope John Paul II from this General Audience on 12 March 1980. Read text via EWTN. It’s good for us to situate these words of Pope John Paul II in his 21st catechesis. We are in part I of Man and Woman He Created Them a Theology of … Continue reading Theology of the Body Part 21 →
The Man-Person Becomes a Gift in the Freedom of Love by Pope John Paul II from this General Audience on 16 January 1980. Read text via EWTN. Thus far Pope John Paul II has been going through: the appeal Christ made to the beginning; the words of Christ; what is meant by the beginning; what … Continue reading Theology of the Body Part 15 →
Revelation and Discovery of the Nuptial Meaning of the Body by Pope John Paul II from this General Audience on 9 January 1980. Read text via EWTN. Transcription of Commentary starting at ~14:25 of recording. In these conferences which Pope John Paul II gave on Man and Women He created them, a Theology of the … Continue reading Theology of the Body Part 14 →
Creation as a Fundamental and Original Gift by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 2 January 1980. Read text via EWTN.
Fullness of Interpersonal Communication by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 19 December 1979. Read text via EWTN.
Meaning of Original Human Experiences by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 12 December 1979. Read text on EWTN.
MARRIAGE ONE AND INDISSOLUBLE IN FIRST CHAPTERS OF GENESIS by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 21 November 1979. Read text via EWTN.
MAN BECOMES THE IMAGE OF GOD BY COMMUNION OF PERSONS by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 14 November 1979. Read text via EWTN.
ORIGINAL UNITY OF MAN AND WOMAN by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 7 November 1979. Read text via EWTN.
IN THE VERY DEFINITION OF MAN, THE ALTERNATIVE BETWEEN DEATH AND IMMORTALITY by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 31 October 1979. Read text on EWTN.
MAN’S AWARENESS OF BEING A PERSON by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 24 October 1979. Read text on EWTN.
MEANING OF MAN’S ORIGINAL SOLITUDE by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 10 October 1979. Read text on EWTN.
BOUNDARY BETWEEN ORIGINAL INNOCENCE AND REDEMPTION by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 26 September 1979. Read text on EWTN.
THE SECOND ACCOUNT OF CREATION: THE SUBJECTIVE DEFINITION OF MAN by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 19 September 1979. Read text on EWTN.
BIBLICAL ACCOUNT OF CREATION ANALYSED by Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 12 September 1979. Read text via EWTN. And that’s how Pope John Paul II ended his 2nd catechesis on the Theology of the Body, Male and Female He Created Them. There are many high points given to us by the … Continue reading Theology of the Body Part 2 →
OF THE UNITY AND INDISSOLUBILITY OF MARRIAGE Pope John Paul II from his General Audience on 5 September 1979. Read the text on EWTN Transcription of commentary. That was the first of the 133 talks in Professor Waldstein’s edition of the Theology of the Body talks “Man and Women he created them”. I would like … Continue reading Theology of the Body Part 1 →