Communicating the Catholic Vision of Life: Proceedings of the Twelfth Bishops' Workshop, Dallas, Texas

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Keynote address : communicating the Catholic vision of life by Helen Alvare ------ * PART I: HUMAN SEXUALITY: 2.) Contemporary attitudes and studies of human sexuality and family life by Arland Thornton -- 3.) The Catholic vision of human sexuality : its realism by Patrick Lee -- 4.) Communicating the Catholic vision of human sexuality by William J. Thorn, Victoria Thorn -- 5.) New theories of physical causes of homosexuality and moral behavior by Fred S. Berlin, John F. Harvey, OSFS -- 6.) Update on selected ethical questions : the debate on fetal tissue research by Peter J. Cataldo -- 7.) Update on selected ethical questions : new methods of handling ectopic pregnancies by William E. May -- 8.) Success stories : natural family planning by Kay Ek -- 9.) Success stories : teaching the Christian vision of sexuality to the young by Rose Fuller ------ * PART II: END OF LIFE ISSUES: 10.) Contemporary attitudes toward death and dying by Arthur Dyck -- 11.) The Catholic vision of death and dying by James J. Mulligan -- 12.) Communicating the Catholic vision : the culture of life by Richard M. Doerflinger -- 13.) Pain management and hospice care by L.L. de Veber. 14.) Euthanasia and the law : the California referendum by Julie Sly -- 15.) Effective ways of countering abortion today by Dolores Bernadette Grier -- * PART III: POPULATIONS QUESTIONS: 16.) Population questions : factual studies and contemporary debates by Jacqueline Kasun -- 17.) Catholic concerns about population questions by Diarmuid Martin -- 18.) Communicating the Catholic vision of population questions by Frank J. Dewane ------ * PART IV: COMMEMORATION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF HUMANAE VITAE: 19.) Theological development of Catholic teaching on contraception and family planning by Kevin T. McMahon -- PLUS 2 More