Catechesis on Sexuality 5: Roots of Gender Theory, Part 4 – Sep 05 – Homily – Fr Terrance

 

Fr. Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Sep 05, 2023, where he continues his series "Catechesis on Sexuality," explaining how the Philosophy of Postmodernism philosophy and feminism of Judith Butler, which is in turn based on Nietzsche, are some of the roots of our modern Gender Theory.

Today we continue reflecting on gender ideology. Postmodern feminism builds on existentialism, denying human nature and saying nothing is natural. It claims male/female are social constructs with no real differences. This is spiritually blind and absurd. Judith Butler asserts gender is performance with no essence. Biological sex is a construct. Their goal is to erase gender norms and heterosexuality.

Marxist ideals saturated the sexual revolution literature, calling to abolish family. Language is manipulated as power plays, changing definitions and mandating pronouns to control others. Intersectionalism categorizes people by identity groups, not truth. It proliferates terms and categories endlessly.

They believe everything is a social construct to be deconstructed and reconstructed. They are destroying God's creation of man and woman to create a Frankenstein gender ideology. This is satanic. We must stand for the truth of the sacredness of human nature and sexuality, and follow Mary's guidance.

00:00 - Introduction
01:07 - Postmodernism builds on existentialism
02:28 - Postmodernism says nothing is natural
04:05 - Truth and knowledge as power plays
06:34 - Biological sex, seen as a social construct
09:01 - John Money promoted gender vs sex
11:48 - Goal is to erase gender norms
13:20 - Language manipulated to control
15:16 - Intersectionalism and identity politics
15:49 - Deconstructing reality to create a new one

Ave Maria!

Bibliography for Catechesis on Sexuality:

Benedict XVI Christmas Audience to Roman Curia, 2012. - https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2012/december/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20121221_auguri-curia.html

Abigail Favale, The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory, Ignatius Press, 2022. - https://ignatius.com/the-genesis-of-gender-ggp/

Catholic Diocese of Arlington, A Catechesis on the Human Person & Gender Ideology, August 12, 2021. - https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/bishop/public-messages/2021/a-catechesis-on-the-human-person-and-gender-ideology/

Mary Eberstadt, Adam and Eve after the Pill: Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution, Ignatius Press, 2012. - https://ignatius.com/adam-and-eve-after-the-pill-aeapp/

Donald De Marco & Benjamin Wiker, Architects of the Culture of Death, Ignatius Press, 2004. - https://ignatius.com/architects-of-the-culture-of-death-acdp/

John Grabowski, Unraveling Gender: The Battle over Sexual Difference, TAN Books, 2022. - https://tanbooks.com/contemporary-issues/social-issues/unraveling-gender-the-battle-over-sexual-difference/

Michele M. Schumacher, Metaphysics and Gender: The Normative Art of Nature and its Human Imitations, Emmaus Academic, 2023. - https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysics-Gender-Normative-Nature-Imitations/dp/1645852903

Paul M. Quay, The Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality: Expanded Edition, Ignatius Press, 2017. - https://ignatius.com/christian-meaning-of-human-sexuality-digital-cmhs2e/

John DeSilva Finley, Sexual Identity: The Harmony of Philosophy, Science, and Revelation, Emmaus Road Publishing, 2022. - https://www.amazon.com/Sexual-Identity-Harmony-Philosophy-Revelation/dp/1645851893

Congregation for Catholic Education, Male & Female He Created Them: Towards a Path of Dialogue on the Question of Gender Theory in Education, Vatican City, 2019. -  https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccatheduc/documents/rc_con_ccatheduc_doc_20190202_maschio-e-femmina_en.pdf

Playlist for Gender Theology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCut9-qb3FE&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wghC0gzMPLNQtCetSvAhL_

Mass: St. Teresa of Calcutta - Mem - http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5611
Readings: Tuesday 22nd Week of Ordinary Time - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/090523.cfm
1st: 1th 5:1-6, 9-11
Resp: psa 27:1, 4, 13-14
Gsp: luk 4:31-37

More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=2274&r=1488

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