After years of learning about John Paul II’s Theology of the Body from various TOB “experts” I am very much interested in finally studying the words of the pope himself, but no matter how bad I want to, the idea of actually reading the original TOB text is still pretty intimidating. It is a collection of 129, Wednesday audiences delivered … Read More
TOB Tuesday: Human Beings as Objects of Use
The sexual revolution of the last thirty years has seriously challenged the way people in today’s society view each other as human beings and how they understand real love. With its utilitarian view of marriage and sexual relations, this revolution has lead to the pursuit of sexual pleasure as an end in itself – a kind of radical self-seeking that … Read More
TOB Tuesday: A Protestant Perspective
Theology of the Body is not just for Catholics! For all my protestant readers here is part of what sounds like an excellent a talk from Glenn Stanton from Focus on the Family. In it he mentions that Focus has talked about using the TOB in their ministry – how cool is that?!: You can order the complete talk on … Read More
TOB Tuesday: A Real Love Song
Matt Maher sings his song “Set Me as a Seal” based on the Song of Songs (See lyrics.): A few years ago, Pauline Books and Media released a revised version of the Theology of the Body text – a collection of 129 Wednesday audiences delivered by John Paul II on God’s plan for human love. The biggest difference in this … Read More
TOB Tuesday: The Virgin Mary And Theology of the Body
As the month of Mary draws to a close, I want to draw your attention to a book that has been on my (very lengthy) “to read” list for quite some time. A compilation of 10 essays by some of the world’s foremost Mariologists and experts on the Theology of the Body, The Virgin Mary and the Theology of the … Read More
TOB Tuesday: TOB Summer Activities
I recently got an email from the Theology of the Body Institute highlighting some of the TOB activities taking place in the next few months. It’s so exciting to see this teaching spread so far and reach so many! The summer conferences look especially entertaining/educational! SUMMER CONFERENCES Catholic Thrive May 22 – 24, 2009. Anaheim, NY. TOB Inspired celebration for … Read More
TOB Tuesday: Christopher West on ABC
Last week ABC’s Nightline featured a segment on the Theology of the Body with an interview with TOB expert Christopher West: As you can expect the six minute report did not exactly portray the Church teaching or West’s own views properly, which West discussed with CNS: “The story [by ABC] sensationalized some of the sexual aspects,” West said. “Certainly the … Read More
Jason Evert on EWTN Tonight!
For all of you interested in Theology of the Body, which I talk about on here quite often, Jason Evert, will appear on EWTN’s Life on the Rock tonight (May 7) at 8 PM Eastern to talk about his new book, Theology of His Body/Theology of Her Body. This book is a 2-in-1 presentation that every teen should read, as … Read More
TOB Tuesday: Called to Love
Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, has written a new book with the help of Father José Granados explaining John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Here is a description of the book titled “Called to Love“: Christianity has long been regarded as viewing the body as a threat to a person’s spiritual nature and of denying … Read More
TOB Tuesday: What is Marriage?
A few years ago Pope Benedict said: There are some who believe that it is legitimate to destroy human life in its earliest or final stages. Equally troubling is the growing crisis of the family, which is the fundamental nucleus of society based on the indissoluble bond of marriage between a man and a woman. Experience has shown that when … Read More