Category Archives: Theology of the Body

JPII’s revelation of the truth of who we are as human beings

Wendell Berry Schools Mark Driscoll

Check out my post at Ignitum Today on Baptist agriculturalist Wendell Berry’s words of wisdom (contra Mark Driscoll) about whether wives should “not let themselves go” and instead be “available” to their husbands.

Share
Posted in Faith and Reason, Grapevines and Nature, Masculine Spirituality, Theology of the Body | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Catholic Sexual Morality is Better

…and much better than what’s coming out of Protestantism. I had planned a big post about this, but to be honest I don’t want to give it that much thought because some of it is disturbing. So I’ll be brief. … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Faith and Reason, Family Life, Masculine Spirituality, Theology of the Body | Tagged | 22 Comments

Guess the Date of this Prophecy

In an essay about marriage and the patriarchal conception of the family in history, Christopher Dawson wrote: The family is steadily losing its form and its social significance, and the state absorbs more and more of the life of its … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Family Life, Politics, Theology of the Body | Tagged | 12 Comments

When Your Wife Is More Devout Than You

Not that I can sympathize with this at all. Latest article at the Catholic News Agency: Nonetheless, my wife’s fast confirmed for me something I had long suspected: she was more devout than I. Though exceptions exist, I suspect that … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Family Life, Theology of the Body | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Pope Benedict Clear As Crystal on Condoms in Africa

From God and the World: Seewald: The Church is accused of aggravating serious problems in some parts of the Third World with her strict policy of forbidding the use of contraception, to the point of real misery. Ratzinger/Benedict: That is … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Faith and Reason, Theology of the Body | Tagged | 3 Comments