S3:4 EP29: Theology of the Body

A post-Valentine's Day Special all about "theology of the body" - we're talking all about Pope St. John Paul II's famous Theology of the Body Talks - the Telos of the Human Person, The goodness of human sexuality, Virtue Ethics, and addressing whether NFP is really just "Vatican Roulette" (Thank you Justice Scalia for that phrase).  ** Stay tuned to the very end for some final thoughts/notes and some beautiful music!  ***Please also note this is meant to be introductory and while the symbology of the body is beautiful, I realize it can also be messy and frustrating and confusing. Theology of the body very much presents an ideal. Embodied life is hard!    www.bornofwonder.com Music: Bluedot Sessions    Pope St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body Talks https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/2232/documents/2016/9/theology_of_the_body.pdf    NFP Resources: https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/natural-family-planning/new-nfp-resources   "Dear Newlywed, You’re Probably Worried About the Wrong Thing" by Kendra Tierney  https://catholicallyear.com/blog/dear-newlywed-youre-probably-worried/    Cultivating a Beautiful Life: Inspiration from St. John Paul II https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/cultivating-a-beautiful-life-inspiration-from-st-john-paul-ii    Support the podcast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/bornofwonder?fan_landing=true  More Kids: The Immeasurable Value of our Wearying Children Haley Stewart    https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/fellows/more-kids-the-immeasurable-value-of-our-wearying-children/   Why Fertility Awareness Is My Birth Control of Choice https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/parenting/fertility/fertility-awareness-methods.html   Daniil Trifonov – Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op.43, Variation 18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThTU04p3drM