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Original Unity Part 2: The Sexual Difference
Last month, we began to explore the second of the “original experiences” described by Pope St. John Paul II: original…
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TOB Campus 2022-23: Speaks to the Hearts of Teachers Across the Country
Our Director of TOB Campus, D.J. Hueneman elaborates on the launch of TOB Campus 2022-23, a teacher & staff formation…
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Original Unity Part 1: Flesh of my Flesh
By Andrew J. Sodergren, M.T.S., Psy.D. In previous articles, we saw how Pope St. John Paul II used the term…
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Original Solitude Part 2: The Sacrament of the Body
Last month, I wrote about how the concept of original solitude in Pope St. John Paul II’s Theology of the…
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Roe Reversal Amends Law; Time to Amend Hearts
A Timely Visitation Considering that the journey from Nazareth to the village of Ain Karim would have taken around nine…
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Finding Your Voice with Theology of the Body
As the current school year has ended, I reflect on one of the experiences that really stood out to me…
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On Original Solitude
In my last article, I introduced Pope St. John Paul II’s concept of “original experiences.” He coined this term while…
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Catholic Identity for Unity & Peace
In the recent document The Identity of the Catholic School for a Culture of Dialogue, the magisterium quoting Pope Francis…
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Original What??? John Paul II on “Original Experiences”
In Theology of the Body, Pope St. John Paul II sought out to answer difficult, contemporary questions pertaining to marriage…