Taking TOB further

Here's a blog of rich insights into life's dimensions that takes the Theology of the Body beyond its immediate and obvious applications in marriage. Well worth investigating!

How culture affects the way we see the human body

Dr Michael Waldstein (translator of the full text of the Theology of the Body)

When the eyes and the mind are in conflict

Gender identity trumps every other right in Massachusetts high schools, giving new meaning to the story of the Emperor's New Clothes. Now, no matter how clearly the child in the story says what is before everyone's eyes, any glimmer of recognition will have to be suppressed. How long can that last?

When "the guidelines [imposed in Massachusetts] don't recognize that it is impossible to erase the differences between the sexes," you know there's a desperate need for Theology of the Body. And our TOB project here in Chicago is making real progress! A volunteer created the postcard design, and has just completed a trailer.

Here's the trailer; feel free to share it far and wide--we are counting on the grace of the Holy Spirit working through social media to invite people to take a real look at what the Catholic Church says about the human person, the human body and its "language." At this point, it is the only "alternate vision" available, no matter what our eyes may tell us.


For registration links (and lots more details) see our bookstore blog.

TOB resources

We now have online registration open for the Chicago onsite program for May 4, 11 and 18. Please share this information widely! The "virtual" program for those of you who are hoping to join us via video stream is lined up (on our new Ustream channel, TOB-TV), but we are limited to a six-week registration window. That means that once mid-March hits, it will be important to let people know about the program and sign up for it.

Because we can't afford the "pro" version of anything, we had to divide the program into six distinct "events," each of which requires a separate registration. (On the plus side, registration gives one access to the archived video in case of scheduling conflicts.)

As I was preparing the new Ustream.tv channel for the May overview program, I also found a helpful overview by Msgr. Hogan.

A bit of TOB history!

I found this talk from the "launch" of the Waldstein translation of "Man and Woman He Created Them." It is by Daughter of St Paul Sister Marianne Trouve' and details the publishing history of the Theology of the Body texts.

Christopher West on "Fill These Hearts"

I missed the webinar today (it was during our community Hour of Adoration), but Image Books is making it available for me and you. This is in conjunction with the launch of West's newest book, "Fill These Hearts." (I just got a review copy, and will be posting my response soon--God willing!)

Meanwhile, here is Mr. West on the theme of his book: desire.

TOB testimony

Every time I come across another of these young couples who come out of the NFP closet, I wonder what would happen if all of them "came out" at once.