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TOB Institute 2019 Highlights
What a year for the Theology of the Body Institute! We are excited to share with you major highlights of our 2019, which were made possible thanks to your prayers and financial support
The Smells of Christmas
A Culture of the Image
Ahh, the smells of Christmas…. The fresh pine-scent of trees and wreaths; the ham baking; the cookies cooling; the cinnamon and nutmeg wafting from ovens and eggnog; and the rank scent of fresh, steaming manure … What!? [record screeeeech!!]
Wrapped For Advent
Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery; put on the splendor of glory from God forever: wrapped in the cloak of justice from God, bear on your head the mitre that displays the glory of the eternal name. - Baruch 5:1-9 When I was young, I remember visiting...
Cradled by God
So frequently I cradle my phone. I just can’t seem to get away from it and have so many excuses, said and unsaid, as to why I cannot do so. My phone has my calendar and email which I can so easily access as I am on the go; you know... the busy work of ministry....
Fulton Sheen, TOB and the New Evangelization
[NOTE: This is the second of a two-part reflection. Click here for part one.] The beatification of Fulton J. Sheen pending, the proposed feast day of December 9 would be a day which Catholic Americans will be asked to contemplate the wisdom of the Church that has...
Fulton Sheen, Our Lady of Guadalupe and the New Evangelization, Pt. 1
We all have heard the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” The same can be said about a date. And in this case, the date is December 9. This is the day that Venerable Fulton Sheen died (in 1979) and was chosen by the Church to be the feast day of Venerable...
Do You Know the Secrets of the Tilma? Pondering the Deep Mysteries of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Her Feast Day
A Culture of the Image
The mysterious image on the Tilma is a “codex” that, through the meaning of specific cultural symbols and cues, spoke directly to the hearts of the Aztec people.
Liturgical New Year’s Resolutions
At the end of this month we’ll celebrate New Year’s Eve and then, of course, New Year’s Day. For the Church, however, the new year has already begun with the first Sunday of Advent. The liturgical calendar is something we often take for granted, but with a little more...
Thanksgiving: A Eucharistic Celebration
Happy Thanksgiving! How fitting it is that we set aside this day each year to give thanks to God for his many blessings. Here I’d like to reflect on the deeper meaning of “thanksgiving” and offer some things to chew on beyond turkey and pumpkin pie. Consider that our...
Save the Date: 2020 International TOB Congress Oct. 30-Nov. 1
Some of the foremost Theology of the Body (TOB) experts and enthusiasts from around the world will converge in Cleveland, Ohio, from Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown for the 4th International Theology of the Body Congress hosted by the Theology of the Body Institute.
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