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TOB class update for Dec 16

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Class will be NOT meeting for the rest of 2018.
We'll be back January 6, weather permitting.

Last time, we discussed the fourth chapter of Theology of the Body for Teens: "Hope & Redemption in Christ." Previously, in chapter 3, we looked at the beauty of the original plan ...

TOB Chapter 4 Resources

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Class date: 12/16/18

Quotes:

“That, for both the wise ancient pagans like Aristotle and the even wiser Christian moral tradition, was the real horror of vice or sin: it turned the potential glorious thing, a human being, into a deformed parody, a mockery, a pitiful creature enslaved in his own ...

TOB class update for Dec 2

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Class will NOT be meeting next Sunday, December 9.
We will meet the following Sunday, December 16.

Last time, we went over the third chapter of Theology of the Body for Teens: "Naked Without Shame." Key points:

  • The Genesis accounts relate profound truths in the form of a story ...

TOB Chapter 3 Resources

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Class date: Dec 2, 2018

Quotes:

“The spousal meaning of the body refers to the body’s power to express love: precisely that love in which the human person becomes a gift and—through this gift—fulfills the very meaning of his being and existence."
~ Pope St. John Paul the Great (TOB ...

TOB class update for Nov 18

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Next class will meet Sunday, December 2.
(No class this Sunday.)

Last time, we worked through the second chapter of Theology of the Body for Teens: "Love Defined." Students should understand and be able to explain these key points:

  • The nature of love as an act of will ...

TOB: Live it Out - Week 12

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Rise and fall with prayer.

Blessed Theresa ("Mother" Theresa) of Calcutta said, "Purity is the fruit of prayer." So, pray before you get out of bed in the morning and before you close your eyes at night. Be intentional about your prayer. Don't just rush through prayer in the morning ...

TOB: Live it Out - Week 11

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Tell the truth with your body.

Reject the counterfeits of lust and fleeting pleasure and build your relationships on the truth you have discovered. Remember these wise words of John Paul II: "Deep within yourself, listen to your conscience which calls you to be pure. ... A home is not ...

TOB: Live it Out - Week 10

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Find some heroes and spend time with them.

Hopefully, you have people in your life who live out their call to holiness in a bold way. Seek them out and spend time with them. In addition, spend time with the heroes in heaven, such as the Blessed Mother and St ...