I love fresh air. I love anything that’s not confined, that flows freely, that refreshes with an unexpected twist and opens new horizons. That’s probably why I love the theology of the body. I have found that John Paul II's Theology of the Body is a very positive view of humanity: we are called to be Gift. It’s not really, in the end, about what we do. We are Gift and this gift includes fertility. In the theology of the body’s presentation of God’s language of love impressed on the human bo...

Man and woman are two different ways of “being a body” in the image of God. Man and woman live their full masculine and feminine identity in relation to the “other,” complementary but not interchangeable, equal but not equivalent. We take up the daily task of overcoming selfishness in order to live for others. We hope that that gift will be received, treasured, respected, and honored for life.

VIDEO: Marcel Lejeune, in the video below, talks about what it takes to make a marriage work. Lejeune works in campus ministry at Texas A&M and reflects on this topic in the light of his own experience and Saint John Paul II's theology of the body. 

VIDEO: Marcel Lejeune, in the video below, shares tips and ideas on five things every couple can do to make their relationships more successful. Lejeune works in campus ministry at Texas A&M and reflects on this topic in the light of his own experience and Saint John Paul II's theology of the body.

VIDEO: Marcel Lejeune, in the video below, talks about issues of sexuality and sexual identity. Lejeune works in campus ministry at Texas A&M and reflects on this topic in the light of Saint John Paul II's theology of the body  

VIDEO: Marcel Lejeune, in the video below, talks about what the deeper meaning of sex, of love, and why ultimately contraception does not lead to happiness. Lejeune works in campus ministry at Texas A&M and reflects on this topic in the light of his own experience and Saint John Paul II's theology of the body. 

Sr. Helena’s Theology of the Body Is for Every Body WorkshopsTheology of the Body is John Paul II's life-changing teaching about what it means to be a human person,  the human body, love, beauty, relationships and sexuality. Sr. Helena has been involved in TOB since 2006.  Topics that Sr. Helena offers in this area are:"Theology of the Body Is for Every Body!" This workshop covers where Theology of the Body came from and why the world needs it so desperately today. It covers the ...

Before Karol Wojtyla was elected to pope and became John Paul II, he had already written what was arguably his greatest work. Let that sink in for a moment. The great saint who gave us fourteen encyclicals such as Ecclesia De Eucharistia, Fides et Ratio, and Evangelium Vitae had already written a work greater than perhaps all of his encyclicals put together. This book was entitled Love and Responsibility, and if you love reading (soon-to-be) Saint John Paul II's writings then you'll definitely w...

by Jean Dimech-Juchniewicz in Facing Infertility: A Catholic Approach.When God created Adam and Eve, he created them for one another. Men and women are made to physically and spiritually complement one another. When Adam saw Eve for the first time, he exclaimed in utter joy, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” And the author of Genesis continues, “Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh” (Gen 2:23–24). Though A...

by Angela Franks, PhD in Contraception and Catholicism, releasing Nov. 2013A Catholic who has a big family and eschews contraception has likely had the following experience: Someone dismisses NFP by saying, “But that method doesn’t work; look how many kids you have.” In response, I like to say, “Define ‘work.’” If I had wanted to, in theory, I could have foregone the children I do have by using NFP to avoid pregnancy. But NFP has worked on me at a much d...