Cardinal Justin Rigali and Bishop Kevin Rhoades on the Theology of the Body Institute and Christopher West:
" We are convinced that John Paul II's Theology of the Body is a treasure for the Church, indeed a gift of the Holy Spirit for our time. Yet, its scholarly language needs to be 'translated' into more accessible categories if the average person is to benefit from it. To do this is the specific mission of the Theology of the Body Institute, and we believe that Christopher West, the Institute's popular lecturer and spokesman, has been given a particular charism to carry out this mission. With great skill as a presenter, with keen insight as a thinker, and with profound reverence for the mystery of human sexuality, he has been able to reach thousands in our sexually wounded culture with the Gospel of salvation in Christ."
August 10, 2009
Dear Friends of the Theology of the Body Institute:
We would like to share with you a letter of support we received recently from Cardinal Justin Rigali and Bishop Kevin Rhoades for the ministry of the Theology of the Body Institute overall and the work of Christopher West specifically as an Institute fellow. We thank His Eminence and His Grace for their prayers and encouragement as we pursue our mission.
In Christ,
David Savage
Chairman of the Board
Theology of the Body Institute
The love of man and woman "tends to rise ‘in ecstasy’ towards the Divine, to lead us beyond ourselves; yet for this very reason it calls for a path of ascent, renunciation, purification and healing."
Benedict XVI (God is Love, n. 5)
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