Theophilus Responds
As a man living with SSA in a big metropolitan center, I often encounter other men who embrace their SSA freely. It appears that for them there is no tension between their reason and their sexual desire. They gladly …
To Love the Undeserving is to Love as God Loves
As noted previously, man is a body-soul composite that is made for interpersonal communion with both God and neighbor. He was created by God and late rejected the fullness of God’s relationship in favor of determining his own happiness. …
Composing My Nature
By Theophilus – a member who wishes to remain anonymous.
com·pos·ite /kəmˈpäzət/ adjective – made up of various parts or elements.
Before my return to the Catholic Church, I had a very different relationship with my body. I used to see …
The Immaterial and Material Nature of Man
Today we will begin to break down our definition into smaller pieces and hopefully, we will have time to break those pieces down even further. I know most people do not relish the thought of reading technical or academic …
On Being Human
What is a human person? Such a seemingly simple question can have innumerable responses, but which one is true? Are we a mass of atoms gliding through a complex array of chemical reactions, ever-renewed as each cell of our …
Man O’ Man
I wrote in my introductory post about the importance of the human person. Today I would like to present our method of examining the human person and our desired encounter with the material. I am presently a student at …
My Other Self
In the spiritual life we are warned that focusing on one vice to the exclusion of others, may lead to the increase of vice in other areas of our lives, so too in ministry and business may the same …
All for the Kingdom
This is the tenth of a series of blog posts outlining St. John Paul II’s thought on embodiment and sexuality. To read the preceding article, please click here.
In a foundational way, the theology of the body is ordered towards …
Closet, cage, or Cross? A response to the New York Times
It has been one of the great privileges of my priesthood to work with the members of the Courage apostolate, faithful Catholics who experience same-sex attractions and have decided to live chaste lives. I have encountered an unexpected joy …
The Virginal Meaning of the Body
This is the ninth of a series of posts outlining St. John Paul II’s thought on embodiment and sexuality. to read the preceding article, please click here.
Having outlined the meaning of the human body and sexuality from ‘the beginning’ …
