Dr. Maria Fedoryka, PhD

About Dr. Maria Fedoryka, PhD

Dr. Maria Fedoryka is associate professor of philosophy at Ave Maria University. She works in the field of the philosophy of love, focusing on its role at the center of the relationship between God and creation, and on its meaning for human existence, especially in marriage, family and sexuality. Among her publications are the popular booklet The Special Gift of Women for God, the Family and the World published by the Catholic Truth Society in England, and the scholarly article on the teaching of Humanae vitae in the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly titled Finis superabundant Operis: Refining an Ancient Cause for Understanding the Spousal Act.

The Centrality of Love to the Teaching of Humanae Vitae

Introduction The approach of the 50th anniversary of Humanae vitae gives us the opportunity to once again meditate on the Church’s teaching on human generation, and on the magnificent articulation of this teaching in recent decades, coming … [Read more...]

Gender: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

Some Thoughts on Femininity

We Americans face a state of affairs relating to marriage and family ... (where we) must now attempt to show why the divinely-instituted laws of marriage and family are binding not only for Christians, but hold true for … [Read more...]