Treating Life with Dignity and Love, Part I
““You formed my inmost being;
you knit me in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, because I am wonderfully made;
wonderful are your works!
My very self you know..”
Psalm 139:14
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In this first video of this series, Fr. Jeff introduces to Catholic Pro-Life teaching and the origins of the dignity of life.
Here are the slides for this presentation.
Other webinars in this series:
- Part I - introduce to the dignity of life (this presentation)
- Part II - Abortion and the Death Penalty
- Part III - Euthanasia (Assisted Suicide)
- Part IV - The body after death, medical research, cloning, and just war theory
Three years after the above presentations, in April 2024, the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued "Dignitas Infinita" discussing the concepts behind our understanding of human dignity and examples of the importance of human dignity in real life situations. Please see Part I and Part II of my reflection on "Dignitas Infinita" for more on this.
Created 1/14/21
Updated 4/30/24