Logo of TestTeo’
Áron Babos
2018
Hand-motif comes from Michelangelo Buonarroti’s ceiling fresco in the Sistine Chapel (The Creation of Adam).
English translation from testteo.hu website and from the brochure about TestTeo’
TestTeo’ Weekend – Introduction to the Theology of the Body.
Teaching about man and woman by Pope John Paul II, based on the book by Christopher West called “Theology of the Body for Beginners”.
The name of TestTeo’ combines the Hungarian word for “body” (test) and the first part of the word “theology”).
Crucifix of TestTeo’
Áron Babos
2014
History of TestTeo’
In 2008, supported by Father Péter Roska, some of the present TestTeo’ teammembers decided to come together regularly. They were praying for the Lord’s intention and future opportunities to share testimonies about the value of sexual chastity with young people. Through the a years the group has changed and developed. In 2009, three of us took part in the 2nd International Symposium on the Theology of the Body near Dublin.
Slide with the logo and wordmark of TestTeo’
Áron Babos
2018
History of TestTeo’ (cont.)
Soon we decided to read and to discuss the teaching on the theology of the body together. As a guideline, we chose the lecture series in English from the American theologian Christopher West – specialized in this teaching. Also his book called “The Theology of Body for Beginners” which has been just published earlier that year in Hungarian. Thus, a couple of years of common learning period followed. After a while we felt it would be great to tell others about these “pearls” enriching us.
Slide with a title from a presentation
Áron Babos
2014
History of TestTeo’ (cont.)
That is why we started to develop a specific weekend-program in 2013. “The big dream”, the first TestTeo’ Weekend came true on the last days of January 2014, in the “upper room” of the community-house of the Heart of Jesus Church in Városmajor, Budapest with 25 participants and 6 organizers. Subsequently in the year 2014 another 140 young people participated in the program (March, August and September).
Slide from a presentation
Áron Babos
2014
History of TestTeo’ (cont.)
In the autumn of 2014, a dozen former participants joined the team to help organizing the weekend-programs as often as possible by sharing the various tasks. From December 2014 to 2021 there were about 25 TestTeo’ Weekends. During this time, from all over the country, a total of more than 1000 new entrants and 40-50 returning participants were present. The number of the organizing team has grown to 40.
Slide from a presentation
Áron Babos
2014
History of TestTeo’ (cont.)
Because of the great interest, we intend to organize the TestTeo’ Weekend even more often than before. We realize a meeting for former participants (including testimonies, sharing, holy mass and eucharistic adoration) 3 to 4 times a year. We also try to meet many other requests. We have already led spiritual days in high schools, we talked about the wonderful teaching of St. Pope John Paul II in summer camps and in community meetings. Since the fall of 2016 we have been developing a specific weekend-program for high school students, religious and married couples too.
Front side of a fanfold brochure
Concept: Áron Babos, Márton Hegedűs
Design: Áron Babos
2018
Feedbacks
“Everyone should hear the lectures – young or old; single people or couples; just or formerly married, believer or non-believer.”
[Dorka, agronomist student]
“God loves me even more than I have been thinking so far.”
[Isti, social worker]
“It was like taking three buckets of gray LEGO, painting it and building something out of it.”
[Peti, seminarist]
Back-side of a fanfold brochure
Concept: Áron Babos, Márton Hegedűs
Design: Áron Babos
2018
Feedbacks
“I have to learn how to bring them into my life because I really want to!”
[Nándi, community organizer]
“Openness! But so much!!”
[Réka, flautist]
“Thank you that there were really no taboos and finally it was possible to talk honestly and really open and to think about everything.”
[Laura, student of germanistics]
Front side of the brochure with quotations
Concept: Áron Babos, Fruzsina Babos Gálné
Design: Áron Babos
2017
The TestTeo’ Team
We are all volunteers. Because of our different qualifications and different states of life (living single, in partnership, engaged, married, as a seminarist, as a priest, a consecrated life) we are interested in this topic and seek the truth from a variety of perspectives. We are not all high-educated theologians, but we consider this teaching so important that we train ourselves continuously.
Pages from the brochure with quotations
Concept: Áron Babos, Fruzsina Babos Gálné
Design: Áron Babos
2017
The TestTeo’ Team (cont.)
Why are we doing it? We are doing all of this (totally on a voluntary basis), because we acknowlegde that the teaching of Saint Pope John Paul II is a great, and for the most of us a “life-changing” treasure- Therefore we would like to know and spread more and more this teaching about the mystery of Incarnation and Redemption – that is, what the life is for what God really invites all of us.
