Last fall, the Vatican hosted a conference called “The Complementarity of Man and Woman: An International Colloquium.”
The official website describes it as having been “a gathering of leaders and scholars from many religions across the globe to examine and propose anew the beauty of the relationship between the man and the woman in order to support and reinvigorate marriage and family life for the flourishing of human society.”
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The conference also produced a 6-part video series called the Humanum Series.
And the videos are just incredible.
They’re beautiful, thoughtful, and well-produced. They also include people from a wide range of traditions, not just from the Catholic Church (e.g. the retired Anglican bishop N.T. Wright). You should definitely check them out – and then help spread the word!
First, here’s a short trailer to give you sense of what they’re like:
Now here is the 6-part series:
Each part is about 15 minutes long. Enjoy!
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