6 Stone Jars - Theology of the Body

In Heaven, WHO are you? Part 3: Influence of God

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:19:00 -0700

Last time, we talked about how other people influence who we become as a person. And because we have an influence on who other people become, we need to be a positive influence by being a good person. This kind of person (the good person) is what God...

In Heaven, WHO are you? Part 2: Influence of others

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:11:00 -0700

In the first part, I spoke about what is meant by “who” when we think of who we will be in Heaven, and about what kind of person we will be there. To get to Heaven we need to be a “good” person here, and that person will conti...

In Heaven, WHO are you? Part 1

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:59:00 -0700

In my line of work (dating and marriage), I know there are many single people (and married people) who live disconnected from the relationship between our bodily life here and our heavenly life to come. There should be a much greater realization that...

For Lent: Give Up the Pornography Mentality

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:59:00 -0700

Lent is a time of abstaining from what we really do not need, or what we enjoy but can do without for a time. But for the serious Christian, Lent should also be that wonderful time of year when can work on breaking bad habits once and for all, by God...

Fr. McCloskey: Thoughts about the Theology of the Body

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:00 -0700

I interview Fr. C. John McCloskey about the Theology of the Body. For more formation resources for single Catholics, visit RoadToCana.com.

Fr. Morrow: Thoughts on Theology of the Body

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:26:00 -0700

I interview Fr. Tom Morrow about Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body. For more formation resources for single Catholics, visit RoadToCana.com.

TOB translator defends Christopher West

Fri, 29 May 2009 14:48:00 -0700

I was informed of another defense of Christopher West I thought you would be interested in reading. This one is from biblical scholar Michael Waldstein, whose new translation of John Paul II's "Theology of the Body" is considered definitive...

Janet Smith on Christopher West

Thu, 28 May 2009 10:12:00 -0700

Someone just sent me this article by Dr. Janet Smith regarding Christopher West and the latest stirrings about his work. I think you will find this interesting. As always, I am interested in your comments. I will continue to say that I have tremendou...

More on Christopher West

Sat, 23 May 2009 08:37:00 -0700

Another article has just been published about Christopher West. This time, it is written by David L. Schindler of the Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. Click here to read the article. Again, I am interested in hearing your comm...

Christopher West condemned by Alice von Hildebrand

Mon, 18 May 2009 08:56:00 -0700

I just read an article from Catholic News Agency about Dr. Alice von Hildebrand having publicly criticized Christopher West for irreverence in his presentations of Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body. You can read it here. This is strong languag...

Friendship from a Man

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:50:00 -0700

Women have an uncanny ability to make friends and be a friend. A good way to put it is that women are, by nature, inclined to care. Specifically, women care about people. They intuitively are capable of entering into the inner reality of human beings...

The Senses in Dating: Conclusion - Conversion of the Senses

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:04:00 -0700

Every Christmas I watch the 1951 movie "Scrooge" with Alistair Sim. At the end, when Scrooge is converted, he says the wonderful line, "My dear woman, I have not taken leave of my senses, I have come to them." It's a true conversi...

The Senses in Dating: Part 4 - Touch

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:40:00 -0700

In this installment, we cover probably the most obvious of the senses that applies to dating and marriage; namely, the sense of touch. It’s a fundamental aspect of the human experience to touch another human being. And in dating, if you have ne...

The Senses in Dating: Part 3 - Smell and Taste

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:58:00 -0700

Continuing this series on the senses and how they factor into dating, I decided to do the senses of smell and taste together because they are so intertwined that it’s difficult to consider one without the other at the same time. To reiterat...

The Senses in Dating: Part 2 - Hearing

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:35:00 -0700

I stated in the first installment on the five senses and their role in dating that we come to all knowledge because of the five senses. People who fall in love and marry owe so much to their senses. And we can thank those senses for the life of grace...