theology of the body

Fatima and the Theology of the Body: Part II

by Christopher West on May 23, 2013 · 5 comments

In honor of Mary, I’ve chosen to focus my columns this month on what I consider an intriguing connection between the messages of Fatima and John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (TOB). In the previous column, I explained how…

Fatima and the Theology of the Body: Part I

by Christopher West on May 22, 2013 · 15 comments

May is a month that Catholics traditionally devote to honoring the Blessed Mother. One of my favorite Marian memorials falls in the middle of the month, May 13, when we honor Mary under her title “Our Lady of Fatima.” I’m…

What I Wish College Students Knew About Marriage

by Lisa Cotter on March 5, 2013 · 4 comments

Let’s just jump right in here. Three things I wish college students knew about marriage…
1. There Is No Such Thing As “The One”
Ouch. I know you’ve written me off already, but hear me out. In life we have…

Theology of the Body vs 50 Shades of Grey

by Judy Keane on January 21, 2013 · 24 comments

With fan-fiction origins, E.L. James book, 50 Shades of Grey, has officially become the most widely sold book in Britain – ever. The book, the first in a trilogy, includes explicit scenes and heavy doses of bondage, dominance and sadism.  …

What’s Next for Christopher West?

by Shane Kapler November 15, 2012

It has been over a decade since I first read Christopher West’s Good News About Sex and Marriage and then made it required reading for the RCIA program I coordinated.  I couldn’t help myself.  If there was one area in…

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On Being Open To Life

by Cari Donaldson April 18, 2012

So in light of the recent Washington Post Article on NFP and some of the interesting dialog it’s generated, I took my friend Grace’s advice and am re-running this post I wrote on my personal blog almost a year ago.…

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Your Body: It’s God Versus the World

by Pam Stenzel February 29, 2012

We live in a society obsessed with sex. We cannot turn on our radios or televisions, head out to the movies or even pick up a newspaper without being confronted with sex.  In an age of too much information, does…

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Christopher West: Sexual Morality

by Alexandra Richards February 2, 2012

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When Marital Sex Is a Sin

by Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk December 2, 2011

In a recent column, David O’Brien, the associate director of religious education for lay ministry in the Archdiocese of Mobile, Ala., recounts the story of Agnes and Jake, devout Catholics who conceived and delivered four children during the first five…

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