Handbook for Humanity

Welcome to part 2 of our 2 part series "The Body in Community: Communion & the transformation of Men. In part 1 we discussed Communion and Community through the lens of St. JOHN PAUL II"s Theology of the Body as well as insights from Acts retreatants, Blane Comeaux and Phil Camel. In part 2 we deliver insights from Adele and Becki on JP II's concept of the ripple effect of community and communion. Blane and Phil are also back in this episode as they share their experiences on the concepts of brotherhood and community while helping us answer the question: Is there a positive impact in other areas of life after attending an acts retreat?

Thank you for spending some of your valuable time with us. This episode starts a 2 part series called "The Body in Community: Acts, Communion & the transformation of Men". With the month of August getting underway were are in the season when several Men's and Women's Acts retreats are getting started around the country. It's a time when so many people are preparing to step into a deeper communion with God, with their parish community and with one another. As usual, Adele and Becki will help us look at community and communion through the lens of Theology of the Body. To give an inside perspective on ACTS, which stands for Adoration, Community, Theology and Service, we've invited 2 guests, Blane Comeaux and Phil Camel. These 2 men will share how they have experienced a new found brotherhood through Acts retreats.

Thank you for spending some of your valuable time with us. This is part 2 of our series St. John Paul II & Margret Sanger: An imagined Dialogue at a Cultural Crossroads. These 2 episodes are from a conversation with Dr. Sarah Denny Lorio to discuss her remarkable research on what a conversation might sound like between the author of Theology of the Body and the founder of Planned Parenthood. In this second episode of the series our team of Becki Landry and content partner Colby Allen are asking Dr. Denny-Lorio how teachers and parents can use her research to have a better conversation about sexuality with their students and children. Then in the second half of this show our very own Adele Guillot joins us to explore how Theology of the Body responds to Dr. Denny-Lorio's themes and helps us take them event deeper.

Links mentioned during show:

https://www.whatwomenare.com

https://desormeauxfoundation.org/tob-resources-links/

Welcome to Handbook for Humanity! This show comes at a time when certain beliefs about the human person are once again being funded by U.S. federal tax dollars without a vote of the people. Why is this happening and which side of this particular issue of Life do we fall on? We hope this episode will help you answer those questions by exposing you to 2 points of view that paint a clear picture of the two sides in the battle for Life. In the first part of the show Adele, Becki and our content partner Colby Allen sit down to share how one of the most unusual and thought-provoking conversations ever featured on this podcast came to be. It all began with the doctoral dissertation of Doctor Sarah Denny Lorio, who explored a bold and imaginative question: What would it look like if St. John Paul II, author of The Theology of the Body had a conversation with Margaret Sanger - the founder of Planned Parenthood? These two towering individuals had many apposing ideas that still impact our views on the vision of woman, sexuality, freedom and the human body. So listen in as our team talks with Dr. Denny-Lorio to find out what an imagined conversation between these 2 delivered to paint a clearer picture for the questions of: What is true freedom, How do women achieve better health and what is the meaning of intimate relationships.

As part of our 4th anniversary series we are dedicating this episode to the Catholic Document, "Humanae Vitae". This document was released on July 25th, 1968 and 56 years later it is still shaping conversations on human love, responsibility, and the dignity of the human person. Many would agree few documents have carried as much influence in the life of the Catholic Church. We will deliver today's show in 2 parts with the beginning looking at some details about the document before transitioning into its history and prophetic nature.

Thanks for joining us! We are staying with our Anniversary theme as we continue to celebrate Handbook for Humanity turning 4 years old. Besides July being a special time for us it is also a special anniversary month for St. John Paul II. On July 4th, 1958 Pope Pius XII appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Krakow, Poland. With that in mind we thought it would be a good time to step away from the text and concepts of Theology of the Body and focus on the man who wrote it. We will move through this podcast with the help of several guests who actually walked in the footsteps of JP II as well as insights from our usual team of Adele, Becki and content partner Colby Allen.

Welcome to our 4 year Anniversary show. A we step into July, our anniversary month, we are celebrating 4 years of exploring St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body and championing the dignity of every human life. Today we are brining you a remix of the episode that has received the most listens over the past 4 years. This episode is the one listeners return to again and again as our master teacher, Adele Guillot, delivers a concise, heart felt summary of JP II's Theology of the body to parents of a CCD class from St. Edmund's Catholic Church in Lafayette, LA.

Thanks for lending us your ears and your heart. As we head into the heat of summer, a season when many of us will be spending long stretches of time together with family, friends and the people who shape our daily lives - it feels like the perfect moment to revisit one of St. John Paul II's most beautiful insights: the complementarity of the human person. Not competition, not sameness, but a harmony that reveals something deeper about who we are and who we're meant to be.

We appreciate you spending some time with us. We are stepping away from our Fatherhood series and shifting to a topic that shapes discussions about life, family and how we support one another. June 24th, 2026 is the 4th anniversary of the Dobbs vs. Jackson decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that led to the overturning of Roe vs Wade. To take a look at how this decision still impacts America 4 years later we invited Ms. Hannah Guilliam from Louisiana Right to Life. Hannah will help us look back at the last 4 years and share what stands out, what has changed, and what still needs work in the battle for LIFE. And as usual Adele will look at today's subject through the lens of Theology of the Body with quotes from St. John Paul II who said TOB is the antidote for America's culture of death.

We appreciate you spending some of your valuable time with us. In part 3 of our June series, Embodied Fatherhood, our team of Adele, Becki and content partner Colby Allen discuss a topic that sits at the very heart of becoming a father and the man God calls each man to be, "The Language of the Body". This is not about the concept of "Body Language" or non-verbal communication but something deeper. This show will be about the God given language written into our bodies, a language that reveals the invisible, invites us into communion and invites us to be a total gift of self.