Love & Responsibility

Course Description

This course is devoted to Saint John Paul II’s classic pre-papal work Love and Responsibility and examines the philosophical foundation of the TOB. Themes include: the dignity of the person as the kind of being that must never be used; sexual attraction and emotion as the raw material of love; integrating sexual attraction and emotion with the dignity of the person; male and female differences; the swallowing of shame by love; and the nature of chastity as a virtue that celebrates the true dignity and goodness of the person and of sexuality.

Experience the Retreat

We offer two ways to experience this journey: as an immersive in-person retreat or as an online course. The details below describe the all-inclusive nature of our on-site retreats. Our online students receive the same world-class teaching and comprehensive study guide from the comfort of home.

Five days of learning & interactive lecture (30 hours of master’s level instruction)

Fantastic study guide so you can focus on receiving vs. note-taking

Daily Mass, adoration, and confession

Hotel style accommodations & delicious meals

Time for relaxation and networking

Gorgeous grounds to soak in God’s natural beauty

Optional round trip shuttle from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)

Meet your instructors

Christopher West, TH.D.

Dr. Christopher West serves as President of the TOB Institute and as Professor of Theological Anthropology in the jointly sponsored M.A. program with Pontifex University. His global lecturing, best-selling books, multiple audio and video programs, and popular podcast (co-hosted by his wife Wendy) have made him one of the world’s most recognized teachers of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. His work has been featured in The New York Times, on ABC News, MSNBC, Fox News, and countless Catholic and Evangelical media outlets.

Jeanette Clark, M.A.

Jeanette Clark, M.A., received her Master’s in Theological Studies from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in 1997, and subsequently served under Archbishop Charles Chaput as Director of the Office of Christian Initiation for the Archdiocese of Denver from 1997-2001. That year she married Jason Clark (Executive Director of Theology of the Body Institute) and their adventure into family life began – raising, now, four sons and one daughter between the ages of 23 and 13. Beyond her formal and extensive experience in the classroom as both a student and teacher of theology, Jeanette’s particular gift and practical wisdom flow from over two decades of delving ever deeper into the mystery of what it means to be human in her vocation as a wife and mother: deep ponderings at the kitchen sink.

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