The FSP Book Center of Prague recently held a meeting to present the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia. After a brief introduction by Fr. Stanislav Pribyl, Secretary General of the Czech Episcopal Conference, three guest speakers–biblical scholar Jaroslav Bro¿, pastoral theologian Aleš Opatrný, and head of the Diocesan Center for the Family, Dr. Jana Šilhavá –took turns highlighting various aspects of the document.
Biblical scholar Jaroslav Bro¿, who also translated the Exhortation into Czech, took the floor first, underscoring that the text ratifies all the fundamental truths of the Church’s teaching about matrimony and then went on to illustrate how the document can be used in a pastoral way to help everyone better understand and live these teachings.
Pastoral theologian Aleš Opatrný said that the great value of the new Apostolic Exhortation is that it is not restricted to an examination of mutual relations between family members but considers the family in all its complexity. In fact, the document speaks not only about husbands and wives, but also about children, grandparents, birth and death, etc.
In her talk, Dr. Šilhavá said that the Exhortation not only provided her with inspiration for her work but also for her personal life.
Those who attended the meeting were able to interact with the speakers by asking questions and many also purchased copies of the new document, which was printed by the FSPs.
