The proliferation of writings by religious experts in response to Humanae Vitae over the past 40 years is testament to its enduring truth. This page lists a full range of resources to broaden the working knowledge of everyone from first time readers to those who’ve studied the encyclical extensively.
Called to Give Life Resource Book, Jason Adams; (One More Soul, www.omsoul.com, 800-307-7685)
Contents:
Brief digests of theological basis of Church's teaching on contraception and blessings of children;
Transcripts of homilies on sanctity of marriage, dignity of parenthood; Humanae Vitae;
Easy-to-apply ideas for parish, school, and family formation in Church's vision for marital love.
Humanae Vitae: A Challenge to Love, Janet Smith, PhD; a new translation of HV with themes and language explained. (One More Soul, www.omsoul.com, 800-307-7685)
Humanae Vitae: A Generation Later, Janet Smith, PhD, heavily annoted translation of HV with examination of arguments for and against Church teaching on contraception. (One More Soul, www.omsoul.com, 800-307-7685)
Humanae Vitae: Making Happier, Healthier Families, four-tape series of presentation originally done for priests; very informative. (One More Soul, www.omsoul.com, 800-307-7685)
Why Humanae Vitae Was Right (Ignatius Press, 1993), Janet Smith, PhD, A group of Philosophers and Theologians comment on aspects of Humanae Vitae; for the serious student. (One More Soul, www.omsoul.com, 800-307-7685)
Humanae Vitae and Conscience (CD), Janet Smith, PhD. (One More Soul, www.omsoul.com, 800-307-7685)
Catechism on Humanae Vitae, Msgr. Charles M. Mangan. A great study aid for the encyclical Humanae Vitae. Fr. Mangan presents the teachings of the encyclical in an easily accessible question and answer format, followed by the full text of the encyclical itself. (One More Soul, www.omsoul.com, 800-307-7685)
Life, Justice and Family Conference, July 25-27, 2008, Cherry Hill, NJ - a historic convocation of family life, social justice, and respect life leaders exploring new pathways to partnerships in promoting human dignity. Recorded talks in CD or MP3 format available for sale. http://www.florianaudiovisual.com/ashop/tcf.php?cat=99/
Christopher West Articles:
Articles and books from Christopher West, a nationally known speaker and publisher on the topic of marital sexuality according to God's plan. He is most noted for promoting Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body", a series of talks based on Humanae Vitae and other Church teachings which offer a new understanding of the Church's vision for marriage and family life. Please click on the links below to read selected articles by Christopher West on Pope Paul VI's Humanae Vitae, Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body, and for additional resources.
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