Editor’s Note: As our world suffers the loss of stable marriages and families, rampant objectifying of the human person, #MeToo, it’s clear that Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae was prophetic. As this most controversial document celebrates its 50th anniversary, we can see how Humanae Vitae got human nature right. It’s time to give this masterful document its due.
Read The legacy of ‘Humanae Vitae’ at 50 years by Helen Alvare.Dr. Angela Franks, Professor at the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization, St. John’s Seminary, Boston MA, will be giving a lecture entitled Humanae Vitae @50: Church Teaching for the #MeToo Moment.
Wednesday, January 25
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
St. Ann Roman Catholic Church
502 S. Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
Recent writings by Dr. Franks include:
What’s a Body For?
Plough Quarterly magazine, Summer 2018
#MeToo shows the dangers of ‘end-less’ sex. ‘Humanae Vitae’ shows the way forward.
America Magazine, April 17, 2018
Contraception and Catholicism: What the Church Teaches and Why
Published November 22, 2013 by Pauline Books & Media
For more about Dr. Franks, visit her website.
A coalition of pro-life and Catholic organizations in the greater Philadelphia area is conducting activities to observe the 50th anniversary of the document Humanae Vitae (HV), which occurs on July 25, 2018. The St. Peter Respect Life Committee is one of the sponsors.
