The Thomistic Institute

Theology of the Body: Sources, Context & Genre | Prof. John Grabowski

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Mar 6, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Catecheses Were Addressed To Posterity

  • John Grabowski recounts John Paul II telling a friend the large audiences were 'not really for them.'
  • The pope added the catecheses were 'for those who are going to come after.'
INSIGHT

Prefer The Volgstein Retranslation

  • John Grabowski recommends Michael Volgstein's retranslation for serious study of the catecheses.
  • He says the Volgstein edition is more consistent and its index is especially valuable.
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Lublin-Tomism: Methodological Hybrid

  • John Grabowski describes John Paul II's method as Lublin-Tomism, mixing Thomistic metaphysics with phenomenology.
  • This hybrid links lived human experience to deeper metaphysical questions about action and being.
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