• So God created man in his image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Gn 1:27)

REGISTRÁCIA OTVORENÁ DO 15. SEPTEMBRA 2024.

Karol Wojtyla School of Mission in cooperation with the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University in Košice  in cooperation with the students and graduates of the International Theological Instititute in Trumau (ITI), Austria are organizing in the academic year 2024/2025 the 11th edition of the Theology of the Body Formation Course entitled Vocation to Love (FKTT) The course is conducted in the form of spiritual renewal on the basis of the catecheses of the Theology of the Body of St. John Paul II.

We are opening two groups. One group in the west and the other group in the east of Slovakia.

 

  • ABOUT

    About human love and sexuality according to the God's plan

  • For whom?

    Married, single, in a relationship, engaged, consecrated, seminarians, priests aged 20 to 69

  • How long

    6 weekends of spiritual renewal

    October 2024 - June 2025

  • LOCATION

    KOSTOLNÁ-ZÁRIEČIE (West of Slovakia)

    SPIŠSKÁ NOVÁ VES (East of Slovakia)

     

  • Bonus

    Pilgrimage to Krakow 8.-11.5.2025

    Stays in the mountains summer 2025

  • Registration fee

    180€

Kurz organizujeme s požehnaním miestnych otcov biskupov Viliama Judáka, Petra Beňa, Františka Trstenského a vladyku Jonáša Jozefa Maxima.

BASICS

  • to bring the teaching of the Church in its fullness to young people of different professions or states of life in an understandable language (lecturers are lay people, spouses or priests, mostly graduates, but also students of one of the disciplines focusing on the theology of marriage and the family of the ITI Catholic University (International Theological Institute, Trumau, Austria) (Rakúsko), The Pontifical Theological Institute “John Paul II” for Marriage and the Family Sciences  (Italy), or other experts in the subject
  • to build and shape the personal integrity of the individual with the potential for building the true values of the whole of human society
  • contribute to the development of today's culture and society
  • the course is held in the form of the spiritual renewal An indispensable part of every weekend programme is therefore also common prayer, Holy Mass, adoration, work with the Holy Scriptures and the opportunity to adhere to the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
  • in order to learn to pass on the beauty of John Paul II's teachings to those around us, after each weekend we write a short summary of what we have learned

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?

  • people of different professions (ages 20-69) who want to shape themselves personally or to shape others
  • singles, engaged couples, married couples, families with one child under 3 years of age, consecrated persons - laity, religious, priests

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WHY THIS COURSE?

In a convivial atmosphere, with the help of the catecheses of the theology of the body of St. John Paul II and under the guidance of experienced lecturers, you will have the opportunity to seek together with others the truth and the answers to questions about the beauty of human love and sexuality, consecrated life and chastity:

Why did God give us a body? Does my body have a purpose?

Why was I created male/female? What does my body say about God?

Why wait to have sex until marriage? Why is marriage indissoluble? Will we be married after death?

Are virginity and celibacy unnatural? What is the essence of consecrated life?

What's wrong with pornography?

What is the meaning and purpose of my life?

How can I glorify God with my body?

Why does a breakup sometimes hurt so much?

What is the way to the "beautiful love" that my heart deep down longs for?

We will reflect together on these and many other questions concerning man and his desire for self-giving love during the course.

WHAT CAN I EXPECT?

  • a welcoming community
  • lectures by quality lecturers of international character
  • personal experiences and testimonies of all states of life
  • interactive discovery of the Truth, group discussions, space for silent meditation and reflection on what has been said

WEEKEND THEMES

  1. An introduction to the Theology of the Body. The beginning.
  2. Redemption of the heart.
  3. Theology of the Body as a path to healing.
  4. Eschatology. Marriage vs. virginity for the kingdom of heaven.
  5. Sacramental marriage.
  6. Love is fruitful.

BASIC STUDY MATERIAL

  • Holy Scripture
  • Catechism of the Catholic Church
  • Humanae vitae (Encyclical of Paul VI.)
  • Theology of the Body (Catechesis of John Paul II)
  • Men and women are from Eden (Mary Healy)

DATE

6 weekends per year from October 2024 to June 2025.

First weekend meeting on 18.-20.10.2024 (in East of Slovakia) and 25.-27.10.2024 (in West of Slovakia)1

COSTS

  • Registration fee for the costs of organizing the course: 180€  (nezahŕňa náklady na stravu a ubytovanie)
  • The cost of food and accommodation is about 60-75€ per weekend (2x full board)
  • If the cost would be a barrier to your application, please do not hesitate to contact us.

REGISTRATION AND REQUIREMENTS

Registration Form

  • Registration do 15. septembra 2024.
  • Part of the registration is a motivation letter (in the extent of 1 A4)

MOTIVATION LETTER

  • We are interested in:
  1. Something about you - where you come from, what you do...
  2. Why do you want to take the course?
  • Please send your motivation letter within three days of submitting your registration.
  • Applying without a motivation letter is invalid!

The number of participants is limited. Participants will be selected on the basis of cover letters. Thank you for your understanding.

 

We look forward to seeing you!

Karol Wojtyla School of Mission

FROM THEFEEDBACK

„Teológia tela mi pomohla poznať Boží plán s ľudským telom a ľudskou láskou cez darovanie sa druhým. Na nelásku odpovedať láskou, na urážku odpustením.“ Eva

„Teológiu tela pokladám za  takmer až životne dôležitú nadstavbu duchovného života každého kresťana. Je podaná veľmi príjemnou formou. Vytvorili sme skvelé spoločenstvo a mali možnosť duchovne rásť. Je to silná, nádejná a zmysluplná odpoveď na všetko to náročné v našej spoločnosti…“ Lukáš

„Kurz je skvelý. Formuje človeka k zdravému vzťahu k svojmu telu a k zrelosti do budúceho manželstva. Malo by to byť povinné vzdelanie.“ Zuzana

„Najviac ma oslovilo, dotklo sa, že sme sa zdieľali, že sme vytvárali spoločenstvo, uvedomila som si silu spoločného času, ktorý je pre mňa dôležitý.“ Mária

„Teológia tela mi bola veľkým tajomstvom, avšak teraz vnímam veľké obohatenie. Začal som úplne inak vnímať čistotu, pohľad na ženské telo a hlavné otázky, ktoré sa týkajú spolunažívania, snúbencov, či ľudí ktorí sú vo vzájomnom vzťahu, ako vnímať spoločný čas dvoch mladých ľudí, ktorí chcú žiť krásny čistý život.“ Jozef

„Odporúčam všetkými desiatimi. Kto môže, nech sa zúčastní. Prečo? Pre všetko.“ Pavol

 

"I wish you and all the participants God's blessing to deepen your understanding of the Church's teaching on human love and the value of the human person, and to be witnesses to the Gospel of life in these difficult times."

– Mons. Viliam Judák, Bishop of Nitra

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SUBMIT

  • "Man, who is the only creature on earth which God willed for itself, cannot fully find himself except through a sincere gift of himself." (Gaudium et Spes 24: 3)