As we have been exploring the nature and effects of original sin on humanity, it is now time to plunge into the reality of shame with the help of Pope […]
As described in my previous article, Pope St. John Paul II regarded the emergence of shame in the wake of the original sin committed by our first parents as a […]
With their fall from grace, our first parents experienced a decisive shift in their relationship marked by what I have been referring to as original shame. In my last article, […]
In recent articles, we have explored the emergence of shame in our first parents and all subsequent human beings after original sin. We saw how the emergence of concupiscence results […]
Last month, I raised the problem of shamelessness and how, in the face of concupiscence, a healthy sense of shame is essential in preserving the dignity of the human body […]
While recently discussing the issue of “shamelessness” in this series, I identified pornography as the most prevalent example in today’s culture. Last month, I began to answer the question of […]
In the last couple of articles, I have been exploring the scourge of pornography as a prime example of the problem of “shamelessness.” I previously discussed how porn is omnipresent […]
For the last several months of our journey through TOB, we have explored the effects of our first parents’ fall from grace. We explored the nature of their sin and […]
In the second major part of TOB, Pope St. John Paul II guides us in exploring the implications of our redemption in Christ and the moral teaching of the New […]
By taking on our human nature in the Incarnation, Jesus, the eternal Son of the Father, united himself intimately with us. He did this in order to save us from […]