Janet E. Smith
Encyclopedia
Janet E. Smith is a professor of moral theology and the Fr. Michael J. McGivney Chair of Life Issues at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary
in Detroit, Michigan
. She previously taught at the University of Notre Dame
, and the University of Dallas
. She is a consultant to the Pontifical Council for the Family
.
For the fall semester of the 2008-2009 academic year, Smith is a visiting lecturer at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
in St. Paul, MN. Her course is titled: John Paul II and Humanae Vitae.
Smith is known in Catholic circles for her adherence to orthodox Catholicism as well as for having given the talk
Contraception: Why Not, 1,000,000 copies of which have been distributed throughout the world.
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Sacred Heart Major Seminary is a Catholic institution of higher learning associated with the Archdiocese of Detroit. It is located at 2701 West Chicago Boulevard, at the western edge of the Boston-Edison Historic District in Detroit, Michigan. In 2006-2007, 93 seminarians and over 400 lay...
in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. She previously taught at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, and the University of Dallas
University of Dallas
The University of Dallas is a private, independent Catholic regional university located in Irving, Texas, established in 1956, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. According to U.S...
. She is a consultant to the Pontifical Council for the Family
Pontifical Council for the Family
The Pontifical Council for the Family is part of the Curia of the Roman Catholic Church. It was established by Pope John Paul II on 9 May 1981 with his motu proprio Familia a Deo Instituta, replacing the Committee for the Family that Pope Paul VI had established in 1973...
.
For the fall semester of the 2008-2009 academic year, Smith is a visiting lecturer at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was founded by Archbishop John Ireland in 1894, to provide ordained priests for the ever-increasing Catholic population of the Upper Midwest. The seminary now sits on the south campus of the University of St. Thomas,...
at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...
in St. Paul, MN. Her course is titled: John Paul II and Humanae Vitae.
Smith is known in Catholic circles for her adherence to orthodox Catholicism as well as for having given the talk
Contraception: Why Not, 1,000,000 copies of which have been distributed throughout the world.
Audio recordings
- Sexual Common Sense, MyCatholicFaith.org, twelve talk series on CD and MP3
- Contraception: Why Not? NEW REVISED EDITION, MyCatholicFaith.org, CD or MP3
- Contraception: Why Not?, MyCatholicFaith.org
- Freedom, Conscience, and Natural Law
- Introduction to Sexual Ethics, International Catholic University, Notre Dame, IN, eight lectures