Lumen Veritatis with Dr. Janet Smith
Janet E. Smith
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12 December 2019
20 August 2025
Lumen Veritatis welcomes Dr. Janet Smith, who will present, "Theology of an Old Body: A Meditation on Death & Dying," a talk born of Dr. Smith's personal experience of caring for her ailing mother. Dr. Smith is an American classicist, philosopher, and bioethicist, known best for her essential work in defending the teachings of Humanae Vitae. She has taught at some of the most prestigious Catholic institutions in the U.S., including Notre Dame, the University of Dallas, and until recently, served as the Father Michael J. McGivney Chair in Life Issues at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. She has spoken and published professionally for nearly four decades, and continues to serve as consultor to the Pontifical Council on the Family.
