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Welcome! We are so glad you are here with us as we study St. Pope John Paul II’s teaching on the Theology of the Body. This episode we are going to be discussing Audiences 114-117 of the text. We talk about the importance of prayer in marriage, practical advice on how to combine forces in prayer as a couple, and how your love life actually DOES make “Heaven a Place on Earth”! If you would like to...

This episode we are continuing our discussion, with JPII, on the Song of Songs and how the Bride and Bridegroom are living out the spousal meaning of their bodies. JPII sheds light on how the theology of our bodies can transform our lives and relationships. We talk about how this applies to our marriages and how you can apply it in your life!  Quotes:  “The truth of love, which is proclaimed by th...

This episode is the first of two on the Song of Songs. We are covering Audiences 108-110. You won’t want to miss the beauty of this conversation. We hope that it prompts you to go deeper with the LORD!* Quotes:   “The love of the bridegroom and bride in the Song of Songs is a theme by itself…it is a song of human love.” (TOB 108:1)  “For in this book, kisses are mentioned, breasts are mentioned, c...

Welcome to Season 6 of the Be Filled Podcast! In this episode we begin looking with Saint Pope John Paul II at what it looks like “on the ground” to live out the Sacrament of Marriage as a sign to the world of Christ’s love for the Church. We discuss the importance of our words/vows matching our behavior in relationships. This even applies to our children as we teach them how to have relationships...

Welcome to another episode of the show! Today we will finish discussing Chapter One of Part 2 (The Sacrament) by looking at the final section on “Sacrament and “Redemption of the Body”. This section begins at Audience 99:4 and concludes with Audience 102.  Episode on our YouTube Channel @befiledpodcast Quotes:  “Christ speaks these words…from the divine depth of the “redemption of the body”.” (TOB...

Welcome to this episode of the Be Filled Podcast! In this episode we continue our conversation about God’s eternal plan for us by discussing Audiences 96-99 of St. Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. We look at how marriage was established from the beginning as the "primordial sacrament” that was meant to help us understand and experience love.  Quotes:  “Man is the highest expression in the...

Welcome to another episode of the Be Filled Podcast! We have been analyzing with JPII the Sacrament of Marriage. This episode we begin a new section entitled “Sacrament and Mystery” which takes us even deeper into the mystery of God’s love. This episode we will examine Audiences 94-95b.  Quotes:  “In him he has chosen us before the foundation of the world to be holy and immaculate in his sight in...

Welcome to another episode of the podcast! In this episode we are continuing to examine with John Paul II the text of Ephesians Chapter 5 on the “great mystery” revealed in the Sacrament of Marriage and in the love of Christ and the Church. We will be discussing Audiences 91-93. This is a great conversation and one of the more vulnerable episodes we have had in the podcast! Enjoy! Don’t forget you...

Welcome to the show! This episode we are continuing our study on Saint Pope John Paul II’s teaching of the Theology of the Body. Today we are beginning our conversation on Part Two entitled The Sacrament. The Sacrament, as we will find out, is not ONLY referring to marriage. According to JPII, the one “great sacrament” is both the union of husband and wife and the union of Christ and the Church. T...

Welcome to Season 5 of the Be Filled Podcast! Today the ladies sit down to share their experiences over the break! Katie went to a healing retreat, Rachelle went to the Theology of the Body Institute for a TOB class, and Patty traveled to the Holy Lands! You do not want to miss this fun and encouraging conversation. There is so much hope in the midst of what can seem to be dark times. Enjoy the ep...

This is the last of 5 re-released episodes before we launch Season 5! Our first episode of Season 5, we will talk about how God has been working in our lives since Season 4! I hope you will join us! Enjoy this episode!  This episode we continue our study on Saint Pope John Paul II’s teaching of the Theology of the Body. We are discussing General Audience 20-22 on “Knowledge” and Procreation.  We d...

We are 2 weeks away from the launch of Season 5! This is a re-release from Season 3 that will help us prepare for Season 5. This episode we continue our study on Saint Pope John Paul II’s teaching of the Theology of the Body. We are discussing General Audience 16.3-19.6 on the Mystery of Original Innocence. With JPII, we are “zooming in” on the Communion of Persons between man and woman. We discov...

We are continuing our study of Saint Pope John Paul II’s teaching on the Theology of the Body. This episode we are beginning a new section of the text entitled “Man In The Dimension of Gift”. This is the first of two episodes in this section. Today we are discussing General Audiences 13.2-16.2 on The Spousal Meaning of the Body.  Guiding Quote:  “The dimension of gift is decisive for the essential...

This week we are re-releasing an episode from Season 2. This is in preparation for the launch of Season 5 on October 1st! Enjoy! We are continuing our study of Saint Pope John Paul II’s teaching on the Theology of the Body. This episode we are discussing General Audiences 11.1-13.1 on Original Nakedness. We discuss the meaning of “nakedness” and what it meant that the first man and woman did not e...

The first of five "throwback" episodes in preparation for Season 5 on the Sacrament of Marriage. This episode originally aired on February 24, 2024. Scripture:  So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh; and the rib which the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Th...

Special announcement about the launch of Season 5! Special re-releases of past episodes are coming in preparation for this next part of our study of the Theology of the Body. Music from #Uppbeat License code: VCJZF01YXM7JCY4C  

Welcome to the final episode of Season 4! We cover audiences 82-86 which will take us to the end of Part 1 of the text.  We start with a section entitled:  “Paul’s Understanding of the Relation Between Virginity and Marriage” which is an analysis of 1 Corinthians 7. We also wrap up the season, as usual, by sharing what has been most impactful for each of us personally this season and how God has b...

Welcome to the Be Filled Podcast! We are honored to have Father Brian Straus join us as we continue our conversation on “Celibacy for the Kingdom of Heaven”. Fr. Brian is a Diocesan Priest in the Diocese of Springfield Cape-Girardeau. He is currently serving as Pastor at St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Joplin, MO. He is also the Chaplain for McAuley Catholic High School, the Director of Campus Min...

Welcome to the Be Filled Podcast! We are studying Saint Pope John Paul II’s teaching on the Theology of the Body. This episode we are discussing General Audiences 73-76.  We will take the next three episodes to look at how those who are called to celibacy for the Kingdom of God are actually pointing us to the life we are all destined for in Heaven by abstaining from marriage here on earth.  Quotes...

Welcome to another episode of the Be Filled Podcast! We are continuing our study of Saint Pope John Paul II”s teaching on the Theology of the Body. This episode we are looking at General Audiences 70-72, which is a study of Saint Paul’s writings to the Corinthians regarding Christ’s own resurrection and what that means for us as believers.  Quotes:  “If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is...

This week we are covering audiences 67-69. We are continuing our conversation about our lives in heaven. In particular, the divinization of our bodies. And let me tell you…this is powerful stuff. You don’t want to miss this!  Quotes:  Divinization is “Participation in the divine nature, participation in the inner life of God himself, penetration and permeation of what is essentially human by what...

This episode we are beginning a new chapter of the text entitled “Christ Appeals to the Resurrection”. We get to spend the rest of this season, so 6 episodes on this topic. We will be discussing Audiences 64-66 under the heading “The Synoptics: “He is Not God of the Dead But of the Living”.  Quotes:  “Is not this the reason you are wrong, that you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?...

This episode we are discussing audiences 60-63 entitled “The Ethos of the Body in Art and Media”. JPII explores the ethical dimension of both artists who reproduce or depict the human body in art/media as well as those who look at the human body in art and media. He asks the question: is it possible to portray the human body in art and media while also upholding the dignity of the person?  Quotes:...

Welcome to the show! We are continuing our study of St. Pope John Paul II”s teaching on the Theology of the Body. Today we discuss audiences 58 and 59 which is a review of what we have discussed so far in the text. We talk about some of the practical applications of what we have learned to our marriages and everyday lives. You won’t want to miss it!  Quotes:  “When you decide to lead a clean life,...

This episode we continue our conversation about purity of heart. We discuss Audiences 52.4-57. We talk about true freedom that comes when we completely offer ourselves to the Lord out of love and as a response to his love for us. We will look at what gives us both power and motivation to live our lives in accordance with God's plan.  Quotes:  “...if you live according to the flesh you will die; bu...