TOB

Class will be meeting next Sunday, April 24, for the girls only.

Last time, we finished up Chapter 11: Dating with Purpose and Purity. Some important points:

• The modern dating "norm" of recreational dating loses sight of the actual purpose of dating (to find a spouse).
• It hurts rather ...

Sorry for the delayed update. The assigned reading is short. :-)

Class will be meeting next Sunday, April 17.

Last time, we started on Chapter 11: Dating with Purpose and Purity. Some important points:

• The purpose of dating is to find a spouse.
• That being the case, it makes ...

Class will be meeting next Sunday, April 10.

Last time, we completed Chapter 10: Finding Your Vocation. Key points:

• Once you understand and experience the reality of God, everything changes.
• Each person is unique and unrepeatable, and God, who created us out of love, has a unique plan for ...

Class will be meeting next Sunday, March 13.

Last time, we started on Chapter 9: Celibacy & Religious Life. Since our time was short, we will finish up next time. Some key points covered so far:

• Celibacy in an exceptional calling from God.
• Just like marriage, celibacy is a ...

Class will be meeting next Sunday, March 06.

Last time, we completed Chapter 8: Marriage and spent some focused time the qualities that one would desire in a marriage or spouse, and then discussing the history contraception and addressing common questions on that topic. Some key points:

• Marriage is ...

Class will be meeting next Sunday, February 28.

Last time, we got a good start on Chapter 8: Marriage. This chapter draws together the threads of several previous chapters. Some key points:

• In marriage, husband and wife have complementary roles, expressing the love of God in a tangible way ...

Class will be meeting next Sunday, February 21.

Last time, we had our "Open Mic" class to address questions from the students. We had quite a wide range of topics, from humor to just war and self-defense to socialism. Next time, we return to our TOB study.

Quotes to ...

Class will be meeting next Sunday, February 14.
We'll be having the long-awaited "open mic" class to address your questions!
Last time, we discussed Steve's story from the Digging Deeper section of Chapter 7.

• Like all persons, people who experience same-sex attractions deserve love. In particular, Christians are called ...

Class will be meeting next Sunday, February 7.

Last time, we completed chapter 7 of Theology of the Body for Teens: "Free, Total, Faithful, Fruitful." Key points:

• God's love for us is FTFF: free, total, faithful, and fruitful.

• Free -- Freely given
• Total -- He gave us all ...

Class will be meeting next Sunday, January 31.

Last time, we started chapter 7 of Theology of the Body for Teens: "Free, Total, Faithful, Fruitful." Key points:

• Be able to distinguish between sexual behavior that is self-seeking and love that is self-giving.
• We need God's love before we ...