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Mary’s Assumption and the Destiny of the Human Body
Aug. 15 is the feast of the ultimate destiny of the human body: the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, body and soul, into eternal bliss.
The Lion King: Masculine Identity and Fatherhood
Of all the movies I have seen, The Lion King has one of the best examples of a father figure.
The Enfleshment of Ultimate Meaning
We live in a world that insists our bodies are meaningless. But that is to insist that human life itself is meaningless.
Why the Body Matters
Recently, an audience member at one of my Theology of the Body Evangelization Team (TOBET) talks approached me afterward for advice for a female friend transitioning to a “man.” She mostly wanted to express her grief about this friend who had already made up her mind...
Three Thoughts That Changed My Life
These three things continually fill me with wonder and awe, and are becoming the tripod on which I stand to view God, life, and everything in between.
The Most Commonly Missed Mystery — the Mandorla of Our Lady of Guadalupe and What It Tells Us About Culture
Here is a podcast I recorded with Pontifex Unviersity provost David Clayton about the place of popular culture in bringing people to Christ.
Christianity Does Not Reject the Body
The body is a temple, but the temple is in ruins. Jesus’ incarnation affirms the body’s original goodness. His resurrection gives us hope for restoration.
Soul Meets Body
The wounds of an earthly father can change our view of the Heavenly Father. The sins of a school master can alter our knowing the love of the Divine Master.
Top Three Favorite Quotes from Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body
What are my favorite quotes from Theology of the Body? There are so many gems it’s hard to narrow them down, but if I were forced to say, these would be my top three:
Are You Calling Slavery Freedom? A Look at True Freedom on Independence Day
The Fourth of July is a day of celebrating freedom, a value at the center of the American experiment. But in recent decades, it is not hard to recognize that freedom has been confused with its perennial counterfeit: license. The Supreme Court of the United States...
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