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In our 3rd and final part of our series on "Of Human Suffering", Dr. Veronica Lenzi returns to share some effective coping techniques to help us be in the moment and why that is so important to dealing with suffering. Suffering is a common human experience no can escape. Nevertheless, there is always hope and healing possible in every experience of suffering.

Thank you for spending some of your valuable time with us. In this 2nd part of a 3 part series on the mysteries of Human Suffering Adele, Becki and Tom will get some insights from Dr. Veronica Lenzi about how there is hope and healing every experience of suffering. Dr. Lenzi also shares how experiences and responses to suffering in the human experience vary and are as unique as the people who suffer those experiences. She also explains how she works with her patients to not compartmentalize suffering and trauma but to work through it through some very specific exercises.

This show starts a new 3 part series on a common experience that all of us have during our life time, suffering. If you are someone you know is experiencing suffering you don't want to miss this episode. As our team explains Pope St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body has a message to share about suffering and how it can bring you closer to becoming the person God intended you to be.

Welcome to part 2 in our series on Couples and Theology of the Body. For the last few months our own Becki Landry has been working with 4 amazing couples in preparation to deliver a couples retreat on Theology of the Body. In the last show we introduced you to the couples as they shared insights about what got them interested in TOB. This show will highlight the information they will cover in the retreat and how each particular topic has made a lasting impact on their lives. If you are anywhere near south central Louisiana you can attend the retreat by contacting Heather Cormier at 318-359-1513. The retreat is scheduled for Feb. 15th from 8:00am to 4:30pm at St. Peter Church in Morrow, LA.

Thank you for spending your valuable time with us. This show is part 1 of a 2 part series on Couples and Theology of the Body. Our own Becki Landry has pulled together 4 couples as guests who will be sharing their stories about the impact of Theology of the Body on their marriages. If you are anywhere near south central Louisiana you can attend by contacting Heather Cormier at 318-359-1513. The retreat is scheduled for Feb. 15th from 8:00am to 4:30pm at St. Peter Church in Morrow, LA.

Welcome back to Handbook for Humanity. In this show we will return to the writings of Pope St. John Paul II after several recent episodes that were based on our series, "Dignity of Women". This show will focus on a key questions asked by JP II in his, "Theology of the Body"; Are the hearts of men and women called or accused?

Thank you for spending some of your valuable time with us. We truly appreciate each and every member of our growing audience. This show will bring us to a close of our series titled, "Dignity of Women". Listen in as our team takes a virtual field trip back in time to discuss a document that warned us about what would happen if countries legalized contraception and abortion. The document was misrepresented by many in the Catholic Church when it was released but it played a very significant role in St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body. In this episode we will hear from all our team members including the founder and Executive Director of the DesOrmeaux Foundation, Brenda DesOrmeaux.

This episode is part 3 of our 4 part series on the Dignity of Women. Listen in as our team shares St. John Paul II's suggestions for cultural changes that are necessary to help support women now that abortion on demand is no long the law of the land in all states.

Please click on the link below to read the entire document from JPII, Mulieris-Dignitatem.

https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1988/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_19880815_mulieris-dignitatem.html

This is the second part in our 4 part series on the Dignity of Women. In this show our team asks the question, now that the governments in some states have shifted to a "PRO LIFE" stance what does the culture have to do to catch up? Listen in as our team uses St. John Paul II's writings on the Dignity and Vocation of Women to give a renewed vision that can effect change for the better in men, women, relationships, marriage and the family.

Welcome to the 1st in our 4 part series on the dignity of women and the whole human race. In this first part of the series our team focuses on January being the Sanctity of Life month and how the on-going fight for LIFE is lived out every day at the DesOrmeaux Foundation. The Foundation has become a model for other Pro-Life communities through out Louisiana and the country. Listen in as Adele, Becki, Colby and Tom share insights on Roe V Wade and its eventual reversal in 2022.

Merry Christmas to you and your family from all of us at Handbook for Humanity and the DesOrmeaux Foundation! Please enjoy this special Christmas episode as Adele, Becki and Tom share a touching letter from St. John Paul II to all the children of the world.

Thanks for joining us for another Handbook for Humanity! Often in our lives God uses "music" to supply an epiphany for us by using simple notes on a page to move the hearts and minds of men and women. Please listen in as our team talks about the gift of music during the holiday season. Our team includes a special guest, Greg Boudreaux, of the Vigil Project who will discuss the unique and memorable traditions of celebrating the Christmas season and how music can be a light to reveal important things to those who truly listen.

Resources from show:

https://www.thevigilproject.com

In our second episode of the 2024 Christmas season we wanted to look at how St. John Paul II's teachings in Theology of the Body relate to Christmas. Listen in as Adele, Becki and Tom answer this question with insights from the Original Christmas Story as well as old traditions that have been handed down through generations.

We are back from our Thanksgiving break with a new show that starts our Holiday theme. Over the next few weeks we will be discussing how the message of Theology of the Body fits into the Christmas season and it's amazing traditions. This episode will take a look at how Christmas is a time of waiting that can prepare us for other times in our lives that require the skill to wait well.

Fun wishes to you and yours

We are glad you decided to join us for this show. We are continuing to discuss St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body including more on why shame came into the world. Listen in as Adele, Becki and Tom share JP II's teachings on how Adam and Eve discovered shame after losing the greatest gifts ever given to man.

Thanks for joining us for this episode that re-visits a topic St. John Paul II mentioned earlier in our discussion of Theology of the Body, "Shame". In this section we will start unpacking how man and woman's bad decision allowed shame to enter the world and cast doubt on many of God's greatest gifts. Listen in as our team shares some of their own struggles with bad decisions and how shame can bring about positive and negative experiences.

Thanks for joining us! As we continue to unpack St. John Paul II"s 2nd chapter in "Theology of the Body" this show looks at more of how JP II interprets Christ's appeal to the heart from the "Sermon on the Mount". Since this part of the book invites us to look more closely at our hearts we thought it would be a good idea to talk about something that helps shape our hearts, our experiences. We hope you enjoy this conversation that includes some newly recorded content on the role "human experiences" play in making us who we are as well as some previously recorded material that highlights some personal experiences that have shaped our lives.

Thanks for joining us today for our latest edition of "Handbook for Humanity". "Adultery" is our topic as we look at St. John Paul II's 25th audience in Theology of the Body. In this audience JP II uses Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount" to explain why, when thinking of other people and looking at other people, the heart is where our thoughts should come from and not our heads.

Thank you for spending some time with us today. We are moving back into Pope St. John Paul II's audiences as we start Chapter 2, "Christ appeals to the Human Heart. In other shows we've shared Theology of the Body is nothing new because its based on the Holy Scripture of the Bible. This beginning section of chapter 2 points directly at a Gospel event, The Sermon on the Mount. In this well known section of the Gospels JP II shares why Jesus was challenging those in attendance to search their hearts to find out who they were truly made to be.

Thank you for wanting to know more about our latest podcast, "Complementarity is clear with Total Vision. This show provides more details about our upcoming "Total Vision 24" event taking place at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Lafayette, LA. It also includes a section of pre-recorded material from Total Vision presenter, Brian Butler, on the topic of how Theology of the Body can help your relationships become more complementary and less competitive.

Thank you for taking time to listen to our discussions on St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body. Today's episode celebrates the accomplishment of delivering 100 podcast recordings. We would be honored if you would join us as we take a walk down memory lane unpacking key moments from our top 5 most listened to episodes. Enjoy!

Thank you for spending some of your valuable time with us today! In this show we are going to take a break from our usual topics discussing St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body to share some exciting news about an upcoming TOB event. Listen in as Adele, Becki, Tom, Colby Allen and Brian Butler deliver exciting details about our 4th annual "Total Vision" seminar coming back to Acadian on October 18th and 19th. After listening to this episode you can click on the link below to register.

https://desormeauxfoundation.org/theology-of-the-body/

Hello and welcome in, we really appreciate you spending some of your valuable time with us! We have reached a milestone, today's show highlights the last part of the opening section of the Theology of the Body. This episode is on audience 23 titled, "Conclusion, an Integral Vision". In this audience JP II puts a nice bow on his inspiring gift explaining why it was so important to start with Jesus' quote," in the beginning, it was not so".

Thank you for sharing your time with us. This episode starts off on a dark note as our team looks at Pope St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body and it's views of one of the consequences of original sin, death. But don't let that get you down because in JP II's 22nd audience entitled, "knowledge stronger than death", we learn that God's all powerful love has given us a gift stronger than death.

Thanks for joining us for another episode. Today's show looks at the end of St. John Paul II's 21st audience entitled, "Knowledge as Possession". In this audience JP II uses the book of Genesis to look at concepts of truly knowing someone, truly loving someone and possessing someone with their freedom in mind. Listen in as Adele, Becki and Tom discuss the great pope saints concept of mutual possession and how it has the God given ability to mirror the Holy Trinity.

Did you ever wonder why God gave us bodies? There are many reason but one very important reason, according to St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body, is Parenthood. Listen in as Adele, Becki, and Tom discuss JP II's writings on the body and it's important role in multiplying God's greatest creation.

A link to the recording Becki spoke about in today's show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twxLvh5NTF4&list=PLkJWUPLVsn-CgW1nmFPF1pYJ85AdOQcQd

In this episode we are going to use St. John Paul II's, "Theology of the Body", to discuss the importance of words in our journey to understand ourseleves and our relationships with others. Join Adele, Becki and Tom as they break open JP II's 20th audience entitled "Knowledge and Procreation, Between poverty of expression and depth of meaning.

Have you ever wondered what questions God will ask you when you get to speak to Him in heaven? In this edition our team discusses why one question might be about the topic of "Gift of Self". St. John Paul II thought so much about this topic that he mentioned it over 100 times In Theology of the Body. Listen in as Adele, Becki and Tom share the reasons for this repetition by JP II as well as why being able to answer the question, "how have you been a gift", is so important.

Thank you for joining us on this journey toward knowledge and healing. Last week's episode was so rich and foundational to understanding Theology of the Body we decided to do an even deeper dive on the subject of Theology of Original Innocence. In this show the team discusses the thesis statement of Theology of the Body as well as key topics like; Adam and Eve first came as brother & sister in the same humanity, why intimate relationships seem like a task at times and many more.

We are excited to be back after our short summer break and we are picking up right where we left off. Have you ever had experiences in your life that would be characterized as "awesome"? In today's show the team discusses St. John Paul II's audience on the topic of "Theology of Original Innocence. Original innocence is the time Adam and Eve spent before original sin. Listen in as Adele, Becki and Tom share how JP II uses Adam and Eve's experiences, before the fall, as a way to show what God has in store for his greatest creation.

Link for Theology of the Body Resources https://desormeauxfoundation.org/blog/

Have you ever been in a relationship and discovered the other person had ulterior motives to be with you? Today's show will share, according to St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body, what was missing in relationships like that and what to look for in others you would like to share deep meaningful experiences with. Listen in as Adele, Becki, and Tom start the show off where they left-off our last episode explaining how TOB points to innocence as being a crucial part of all meaningful and truthful relationships.

Welcome to Handbook for Humanity where we use the teachings of St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body to help guide us to a better understanding of God, ourselves, the people around us and the world we live in. If you like giving and receiving gifts you will love this show! Listen in as we take a look at the first gifts ever shared as well as a possible reason why we enjoy giving and receiving gifts.

Do you ever wonder why there is so much suffering in the world? In Theology of the Body St. John Paul II shares how suffering is another one of the common experiences in the human life. 2 episodes ago we shared the 1st experience of having experiences. Then we moved to the heart of the matter sharing JP II's writings explaining the importance of having an "interior life". Now listen in as the team shares that suffering is a call to move closer to God so he can provide the strength we need to get through our challenges. Be sure you listen all the way to the end of this episode because in the second half we deliver some thought provoking insights from Becki, Adele and our content partner Colby Allen .

Thank you for listening to our podcast. In this episode our team, plus a special guest, will continue the discussion on St. John Paul II's writing about being grounded and rooted in love. The focus of the 1st half of the show will be on JP II"s teaching about the importance of the heart and how it alone is the place where we can connect with God and ourselves. Be sure to listen to the entire show because in the second half we will hear from our content partner Colby Allen as he joins Adele and Becki to share some insightful and inspiring personal experiences dealing with their interior lives.

Thank you for joining us for another edition of Handbook for Humanity. Today's topic deals with something that is going to be recognized in a few days from this drop, Fatherhood. As we roll into this Father's Day week we wanted to share insights from some previously recorded content about being a father from 4 different and interesting perspectives. Fatherhood is a part of "Theology of the Body" as St. John Paul II recognizes the complementary roles of man and women and fatherhood plays an essential part of complementarity that is necessary for a loving family. So listen in as our good friend, Mr. Colby Allen guides us through a look at the heart of fatherhood.

After a short break we are back with new content and thank you for joining us for this episode. Today Adele, Becki, Tom, and contributing content partner, Colby Allen share St. John Paul II's writings on Phenomenology. Listen in as the team and a surprise guest discuss JP II's insights on how getting to know someone's life experiences can help you understand who they truly are.

Have you ever wondered why God created human beings? Our team of Adele, Becki and Tom will use the profound writings of St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body to answer that question. We will also break open JP II's understanding that one of God's original gifts to Adam and Eve was a super power against shame. Just press play to enjoy this content and please share with family and friends.

As humans our impulses and desires are strong but in today's episode St. John Paul II reminds us that we were created by God to be able to control ourselves for our own good and the good of others. Listen in as Adele, Becki and Tom discuss how JP II's "Theology of the Body" invites us to realize we are the only creatures created by God for our own sake and that we can only truly find ourselves when we give ourselves away as gift. These things are not on 2 opposing paths but must co-exist on the journey forward to find our true purpose in LIFE.

Link to Giveness Article Becki mentioned during this episode.

https://www.communio-icr.com/files/jpii41-4.pdf

Link to St. John Paul II's Play, " The Jeweler's Shop".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Gn8agvoi4&t=275s

This episode is a continuation of our last show but with a deeper dive into St. John Paul II's concept of "the spousal meaning of the body". Helping Becki and Tom discuss this topic will be Josh and Kristi Fredieu. Kristi is the co-host of The Light Project's podcast, "Can I get Amen". This deeper dive will bring back the discussion of the "original echos" that JP II says we continue to hear in our hearts. These "echos" of original solitude, original unity and original nakedness without shame can lead us to becoming a gift and through this gift fulfill the very meaning and being of our existence.

Today we're diving into a profound concept from St. John Paul II's, Theology of the Body, that has the potential to reshape our understanding of ourselves and our relationships. The "spousal meaning of the body" is the topic and Becki and Tom are joined by special guests Josh and Kristi Fredieu. Kristi is the co-host of The Light Project's podcast, "Can I getta Amen!". This episode speaks to the very core of our human identity, and it's rooted in the idea that our bodies - yes, our physical selves - carry a deep, intrinsic meaning. This fascinating topic has implications for our understanding of gender, marriage, and human dignity. So listen in and prepare to see yourself and others in a whole new light.

Most people love to give gifts and this episode shares a theory from St. John Paul II as to why that is so. Listen in as Becki, Adele and Tom discuss the piece of Theology of the Body that says God, as a gift, created woman and man as a gift to Himself and to each other. This gift from God is stamped right into our very bodies and we were made to give our bodies to God and to each other with mutual benefits and with the peace of God's interior gaze. This show challenges each of us to see one another in the light of our bodies being considered as "spousal" and thus a reciprocal gift to God and to each other.

Have you every thought, how can I know that person better? In this episode Adele, Becki and Tom open the next section of St. John Paul II"s "Theology of the Body" discussing how, before the fall of sin, Adam and Eve were able to see each other like God saw them. Listen in as our team shares the Great Pope Saint's writings and how they explain that seeing with God's eyes is still possible today.

We are back after a short break for Easter and we are ready to share more of St. John Paul II's writings from "Theology of the Body". In this episode Becki, Adele and Tom introduce a concept JP II calls Reconstruction. Listen in as our team shares our Great Saint Pope's idea of how going back to the Garden of Eden can help our relationships with God, ourselves and others.

If you are like most of the world the word "shame" has a negative connotation. In today's show however, Becki, Adele, Tom, and Coby will share St. John Paul II's challenge of seeing "shame" as a positive experience. Listen in as the team unpacks how JP II's writings mention "shame" as having the ability to turn us in the right direction when needing to adjust to bad decisions or unfortunate circumstances that impact our lives.

In this episode we share and discuss the last of what St. John Paul II called the 3 states of innocence in the human person, 1st was Original Solitude, then Original Unity and now Original Nakedness. This term, JP II says, is the key to understanding the human person and, his or her, full anthropology (study of the development of man). The team will also unpack the phrase, nakedness without shame, and how all of us carry an echo in our hearts that longs to be without the shame of sin.

Are you searching for more peace in your relationships? Today's episode is a discussion of St. John Paul II's writings on the benefits of complementarity over competition. Listen and enjoy as Becki, Adele ,Tom and Colby pull wisdom directly from Theology of the Body that explains why JP II thought this concept was so important. In this episode you'll also get incredible insights from Echo Community Director and Co-Founder, Brian Butler, who unpacks why this great teaching can be so rewarding if it is learned and lived out with honesty and humility.

In episode 71 we began discussing the 1st of 3 of St. John Paul II's explanations of the state of innocence that Adam and Eve experienced before sin entered the world called original solitude. In this show we go deeper into this topic by sharing some research on how the world defines solitude and how that compares to the Catholic Church. Stay tuned for the second half of the show because you will want to hear personal insights and experiences from our team on why it's important to spend time in solitude and suggestions on how to do it better.

If you or someone close to you is struggling with a relationship then today's episode is for you. Relationships have been around since the beginning of time and according to the Bible, Adam and Eve were the first couple to experience relationship. In this episode Adele, Becki and Tom unpack St. John Paul II's insightful writings on God's original plan for relationships. JPII's Theology of the Body describes Adam and Eve as being in the state of original unity and the pope saint explains how being in this state is what everyone is searching for in relationships.

Links discussed in show:

https://www.amazon.com/Wing-Oar-Readings-Courting-Marrying/dp/0268019606/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=YRH1Q&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=137-8856859-5247456&pd_rd_wg=HtzeS&pd_rd_r=1bff7323-67c1-47c2-8679-7a8bcd9886b9&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk