Handbook for Humanity

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...

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/...

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, wome...

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, Bec...

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...

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.

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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 bri...

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...

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 se...

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 relation...

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...

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 sta...

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...

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 concep...

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...

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...

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 & siste...

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...