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“The body reveals the person. This phrase tells us all there is to know about the body. Science can examine our flesh in minute detail, down to our cells and even our DNA. But no amount of scientific exploration can replace the truth that our bodies reveal us, giving form to our innermost being and unique personality. Our bodies are sacramental—they make the invisible visible.” 

St. John Paul II

This night introduced the foundation of Catholic moral theology, covering topics such as premarital sex, same-sex attraction, cohabitation and chastity as a way of life. Check out the video below.

Speaker: Michelle Ross, Pastoral Associate and Director of Religious Education, Nativity

The Church gives us more than just a "no" or "yes" when it comes to contraceptives. We will review the basics of the Church's teachings on birth control, sterilization, other contraceptives and provide a brief overview of Natural Family Planning.

Speaker: Annie Ortiz

Annie Ortiz is a practitioner intern teaching the Creighton Model System of NFP in the Indianapolis area. She particularly loves working with single women as they learn to appreciate their fertility (though she will teach anyone who wants to learn!). Annie has been married to her husband, Daniel, for two years

We know the Church says no, but why? The use of pornography and masturbation affects the individual emotionally, spiritually and phsycially, but it also impacts those with whom the individual is in a relationship. 

Speaker: Dr. Eric Gudan

Eric, a licensed clinical psychologist, conducts therapy and supervises pre-doctoral externs at his private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has a PsyD and MS in Clinical Psychology from The Institute for the Psychological Sciences. He focuses on multi-modal assessment in his private practice, including clinical assessments, vocational assessments for various dioceses and orders, and federal personnel evaluations. He is active with and presents at the Society for Personality Assessment annual conference and is a normative data collector for the R-PAS. His areas of interest include multi-modal personality assessment, EMDR, trans-theoretical mechanisms for therapeutic change, and treatment of recalcitrant interpersonal patterns. Eric and his wife of nine years have four children.   

Catholics are widely known for their alleged love of alcohol, but what should our consumption of alcohol actually look like? Josh will cover how the virtues of prudence and temperance relate to our consumption of alcohol. 

Speaker: Josh Schaffner

Joshua is a native Texan who found his way to Indiana via Notre Dame, where he did his masters in theology. During his studies he met his wife, Katie, a math Teacher at Bishop Chatard. After a decade of parish ministry, Joshua is in his first year teaching theology, also at Bishop Chatard. He and his wife have two sons (John, 8 & George 1) and live on the northeast side of Indianapolis. They are parishioners at St. John the Evangelist, downtown.