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Posts Tagged ‘theology of the body’
St Thomas and TOB
Posted 16 May 2012 — by Sr Anne Flanagan
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
Winning the Good Fight Over Sexual Addiction
Posted 09 May 2012 — by Devin Rose
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
I hate the word pornography. It’s vile. Everything associated with it is vile. Sometimes at work I hear my colleagues (who are predominantly male) joke around about “porn” or “porn stars,” quips which always draw knowing laughs…except from me. Laughing about pornography is like laughing about heroin. There’s nothing funny about something that enslaves people [...]
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Theology of the Body for Teens Scholarship Contest
Posted 07 May 2012 — by Lisa Hendey
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
I’m so happy to share the good news that my friends over at Ascension Press are once again holding their Theology of the Body for Teens Scholarship Contest. Students who enter the competition by writing original essays on the prompt … Keep reading
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(Video) Interview with Dawn Eden – How to Find Joy and Healing in the Midst of Suffering
Posted 03 May 2012 — by Brandon Vogt
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
Tomorrow I’ll be giving away two copies of “My Peace I Give You”, so be sure to come back and enter!
I recently sat down with Dawn Eden, author of the compelling new book, My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints…
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Dancing With the Stars Goes Sacred
Posted 02 May 2012 — by Christine Falk Dalessio
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
I remember the bad liturgical dance thing in the 70s and 80s. Those were dark days in the church, although they did provide plenty of food for fodder – those poor women in swooshy skirts whom we made fun of for years when we were kids…But when I hear…
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Healthcare and "the" mandate: testimony from an "unconservative"
Posted 01 May 2012 — by Sr Anne Flanagan
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
For TOB Tuesday, I offer you “the Dutchman.” Leave it to this most unconventional of Catholics (“Latin Mass Catholic, National Bolshevik”?) to offer a unique perspective on the issues of the day. I wish I had been more faithful to my Google Reader a fe…
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Beyond the Birds and the Bees by Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak — Catholic Book Spotlight
Posted 30 Apr 2012 — by Lisa Hendey
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
For the past few months, I’ve had the great pleasure of a biweekly radio chat with Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak, Directors of the Pastoral Solutions Institute and authors of Beyond the Birds and the Bees: Raising Sexually Whole and … Keep reading
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Sunday Snippets – April 29
Posted 28 Apr 2012 — by Ellen Gable Hrkach
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
Please join me and other Catholic bloggers at RAnn’s Place for Sunday Snippets where we share posts from the previous week. I’m going to be on EWTN/Sacred Heart Radio’s Son Rise Morning Show this Monday, April 30th at 8:50 a.m. (Eastern time) talking about “The Spiritual Consequences of Sterilization.” Here are my posts from last [...]
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7 Quick Takes Friday
Posted 27 Apr 2012 — by Ellen Gable Hrkach
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
Please join me and other Catholic bloggers at Conversion Diary for 7 Quick Takes Friday. Before I get to the Quick Takes, I wanted to mention that this Monday, April 30th, I will be on EWTN’s Son Rise Morning Show at 8:50 a.m. talking about “The Spiritual Consequences of Sterilization.” 1. For a limited time [...]
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Is NFP Effective
Posted 23 Apr 2012 — by Ellen Gable Hrkach
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
My latest column at Catholic Mom is entitled “Is NFP Effective?” Although there is less skepticism with regard to NFP’s effectiveness these days, Natural Family Planning still gets a bad rap from many in secular society. I’ve heard more than a few people say, “NFP didn’t work for us.” When the rules are followed, NFP [...]
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More Than Modesty
Posted 19 Apr 2012 — by Mary Lane
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
As a young Catholic woman, I have heard countless talks and read plenty of books that go into great detail about how a gentleman is supposed to treat a lady. He is supposed to open doors for her. He is … Keep reading
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When I Grow Up I Wanna Be A Theologian…
Posted 10 Apr 2012 — by Christine Falk Dalessio
Category Catholicism, Prayers
Category Catholicism, Prayers
Yeah, I don’t know anyone who says that either. I suppose I was on the right track as a kid though. The two things I wanted to do before I can remember thinking about it was teach and write. This desire continued to color my life. (There was a very bri…
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Come My Beloved: Inspiring Stories of Catholic Courtship FREE Today and Tomorrow
Posted 10 Apr 2012 — by Ellen Gable Hrkach
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
My third book, Come My Beloved: Inspiring Stories of Catholic Courtship is FREE today and tomorrow on Amazon Kindle. I was happy to work with Kathy Cassanto in editing this wonderful book of true love stories. Below are just a few of the many positive reviews this book has received: “This truly beautiful collection of [...]
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Sunday Snippets – Easter Sunday
Posted 08 Apr 2012 — by Ellen Gable Hrkach
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
Alleluia! He is Risen! Happy Easter, Everyone! Please join me and other Catholic bloggers at RAnn’s Place for Sunday Snippets where we share posts from the previous week. This past week, my posts have focused on the immorality of contraception. I did this purposefully. It was six years ago that a young, famous Protestant couple [...]
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Changing Hearts on Contraception – Guest Post
Posted 05 Apr 2012 — by Ellen Gable Hrkach
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
Special thanks again to Barb Schoeneberger for allowing me to reprint her beautifully written post from last week entitled “Changing Hearts on Contraception.” Yesterday I opened the subject of The Spiritual Malaise Behind Contraception. Sandro Magister called the dichotomy between Church teaching and behavior of observant Catholics proof of “the relentless advance of secularization.” We [...]
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The Spiritual Malaise Behind Contraception – Guest Post
Posted 04 Apr 2012 — by Ellen Gable Hrkach
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
My thanks to Barb Schoeneberger for allowing me to reprint this post from her website. She includes many essential links in this beautifully written essay: In recent weeks the HHS mandate has brought to the fore our First Amendment rights as Americans. Since the mandate is about forcing the provision of “free” contraception on all [...]
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The Spiritual Consequences of Sterilization
Posted 02 Apr 2012 — by Ellen Gable Hrkach
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
My latest post at Amazing Catechists discusses the spiritual consequences of vasectomy and tubal ligation: Last year, on one of the morning shows, a couple was asked to carry a camcorder around while they debated and discussed their decision to have a vasectomy. After the births of three boys — the youngest only a few [...]
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Theology of the Body and Alice Von Hildenbrand
Posted 28 Mar 2012 — by Katie Kimball
Category Catholicism
Category Catholicism
I was surprised (shocked, really) to get an email from a reader when I first started discussing the video series my Bible study worked through on Christopher West’s presentation of Blessed John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. One KS … Keep reading
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