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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...
Over the Rainbow
“Why are there so many songs about rainbows, and what's on the other side?”- Kermit the Frog In the summer of 2014, President Barack Obama, by virtue of the power of his office, declared June to henceforth be known as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride...
A Little-Known Secret Fulton Sheen Introduced Me to About the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts
Certainly popular devotion recognizes that the consummate moment of the love shared between these two hearts takes place at the Cross.
Surprised by the Joy of the Lord
It’s a funny thing about the joy of the Lord: He wants us to fling our hearts wide open to Him. But some days all we can manage is a hairline crack. And He’s willing to use even that to surprise us with His joy when we least expect or deserve it.