Here’s a good video with Christopher West explaining the Theology of the Body for Pure Passion TV Christopher West, Theology of the Body, Pt 1 S2E9 from Pure Passion on Vimeo. Click here for part II. I’m not exactly sure what Pure Passion is, but I don’t think it’s Catholic – which is pretty awesome. This February West presented the … Read More
TOB Tuesday: The Resurrection of Our Bodies
As Catholics we profess to believe in: the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that “On no point does the Christian faith encounter more opposition than on the resurrection of the body.” It is very commonly accepted that the life of … Read More
TOB Tuesday: Fasting is Preparation for Feasting
As the season of Lent comes to a close and we get set for the “big day” of fasting this Friday, TOB expert Christopher West offers this beautiful explanation of how this fast can prepare us for the great feast of Easter: Fasting allows us to feel our hunger. And feeling our physical hunger can, if we allow it, lead … Read More
TOB Tuesday: Beware of False Prophets
Everyday my local newspaper quotes a Scripture passage on the top corner of the “Opinion” page. Today’s passage was from 2 Peter: There were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who ransomed them, bringing swift destruction on themselves. These words of … Read More
TOB Tuesday: Lent
“The body in fact and only the body is capable of making visible what is invisible: the spiritual and the divine. It has been created to transfer into the visible reality of the world the mystery hidden from eternity in God, and thus to be a sign of it.” (TOB 19:4, Feb 20, 1980) Lent is a very “bodily” season … Read More
Nat’l TOB Congress Registration Open
Early registration for the National Theology of the Body Congress this July is now open. Registration Fees: Early Bird registration (by May 1) $269 Regular registration (by June 25) $309 On Site registration (based on availability) $329 Clergy and Religious and Students: Early Bird $239 Regular $279 Seminarians: Early Bird $229 Regular $269 Hmm… Between registration, transportation, food and lodging, … Read More
Sexual Health
On the radio yesterday I heard two commercials, back to back, for Planned Parenthood promoting “sexual health” by advertising their contraceptive services and the morning after pill. Health? Really? Ladies, a normally functioning reproductive cycle is not a health problem. If you have sex and get pregnant, it doesn’t mean that something went wrong; it means that something went beautifully … Read More
TOB Tuesday: The National TOB Congress!
Mark your calendars: The National Theology of the Body Congress is set for this summer! The three day event, from July 28-30, will feature speeches, workshops, panels, drama, music and more with some of today’s top TOB speakers and educators, like: Justin Cardinal Rigali: is the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Fr. Richard Hogan: co-author of three books on … Read More
TOB Tuesday: Oprah Schooled on Celibacy
Today the Oprah Winfrey Show explored religious life with the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist – a thriving religious community located in Ann Arbor, MI. For the show Lisa Ling, an Oprah reporter, spent a day – and night – with the sisters at their monastery in Michigan. You can read her story online as well as … Read More
TOB Tuesday: Sex+God=Freedom!
In the name of freedom sex has very little to do with God or spirituality for people in our modern society. Heck, oftentimes it’s even devoid of any kind of real love or emotion! They consider themselves sexually free who see sex as nothing more than a physical sort of recreational activity and don’t let little things like God or … Read More