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The Theology of the Body, Extended: to be published summer 2014, Lectio...
Publication announcement!The Theology of the Body, Extended: the Spiritual Signs of Childbirth, Impairment, and Dying has been accepted by a new Catholic academic publisher, Lectio Publishing. It is...
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An open letter to Anne Lamott
Dear Anne,I hope you don't mind that I call you Anne. It's your Christian name, and you may call me by mine: Susan. I'm writing this publicly in part because I have no idea how to get your address. I...
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Article published: "The Sign of the Dying Body: How the Theology of the Body...
Thank you to the good folks at Homiletic and Pastoral Review for choosing to publish this article I wrote. A number of the pastoral themes in the chapter on dying in the main book are presented here....
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Being pregnant during advent, and hospitality
From the book: Many people are familiar with the story of Servant of God Dorothy Day (1897-1980), co-founder of the Catholic Worker, a radical movement dedicated to serving the needs of the homeless...
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Down Syndrome and reading the language of the body
This note (from facebook, used with permission) is from Fr. Vincent Daily, brother to my friend Eileen Daily and both of them sister to Connie Daily, who has DS. Connie is an adult, had a bad case of...
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"Unto Us A Child Is Born"
Hello, everyone! The ToB Extended book is getting formatted and ready for publication soon (hurrah), and I'm talking to another publisher about a popular presentation of what Theology of the Body could...
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Thoughts on the Annunciation....
Happy Feast of the Annunciation!Part of the text addresses the spiritual motherhood of Mary, and how it is related to the physical motherhood of millions of women. In particular, it addresses what it...
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...and we have a cover!
The book is set for release at Easter. If you are interested in being on the email list for release announcements, or any discounts/giveaways I am aware of, please shoot me an email at...
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"We have a God who fights for us."
Miriam. Image credit.One of the privileges I have as a college professor is that I teach a class called the Christian View of the Human Person, and the students have an option to write religious...
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The Book Is For Sale! or, how you can win or buy Theology of the Body, Extended
Happy Easter to everyone! I hope you had a joy-filled Sunday (and if you didn't, we've got 49 more days to go!And...Theology of the Body, Extended: The Spiritual Signs of Birth, Impairment, and Dying,...
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"The Prophetism of the Body": learning to live in truth
I recall reading a Protestant theologian many years ago in grad school (Rita Nakashima Brock, if you care to know) who has written passionately about human embodiment and incarnation. Honestly, I have...
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Lo and behold! ToB Extended is now an ebook!
Theology of the Body, Extended is now an ebook! It's even in color if you get the ebook version (for a couple pieces of art and the formatting design.) If you use ITunes, you can buy it there for...
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"The story that you should have no story but the story you chose when you had...
I'm a big fan of Stanley Hauerwas' work. Even when I disagree with his positions, the way he puts things never fails to make me think, and think hard. He spoke at the Fifth Summer Institute of Theology...
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On Corpus Christi: "When you have loved, really loved, have you not wanted to...
Blessed Feast of Corpus Christi, everyone.I deeply appreciate Carlo Carretto, and think his spiritual writing ought to be better known. I was glad to be able to include a clip on how radical the idea...
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See you at the Theology of the Body Congress, July 9-11
If any of the folks reading this blog are attending the Theology of the Body Congress in Phillie this week, let's meet! It's fun to have these email and social media conversations, but even better...
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Last day for the giveaway!
...through Goodreads. If you are interested in winning a copy of the book, hurry up and put your name in! Follow the link to Goodreads and they'll tell you how. .goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color:...
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My daughter's review of Theology of the Body, Extended
I'm back from the Theology of the Body Congress, and I had a great time. It was a moving event and I really encourage people to go and check it out--I heard talk that this could become an annual...
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Read it here! And thanks, Karee, that was a fun interview. Much appreciated....
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A New Book....
Hello. everyone! My silence is more than being reflective or generally busy. I have been writing a new book! (Explains the circles under my eyes too....)I'm in the final stages of a draft of what I...
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My Obligatory Synod on the Family Post
A few people have asked me my opinion on the Synod on the Family occurring in Rome this week and next. I'll admit I have been quiet in part because of being sick with the flu, revising a book, and...
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