Thanks for spending some time with us! This show jumps back into the audiences of St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body. Starting at audience 49 we are looking at the section on the subject of "Purity". The next few audiences that cover Purity will challenge us to live life according to God's Holy Spirit and to have a transformation of heart toward authentic love and freedom. So prepare to listen in as Adele, Tom and Special Guest Hallee Mire dive into the topic of purity and how it can bring you closer to becoming the person God created you to be.

Thank you for lending us your ears! In this episode we are taking a break from talking about the audiences that make up Theology of the Body to discuss a topic on something that many of us do with our bodies every day, work. In one of his 14 encyclicals, titled "on human work" he explored the profound dignity found in working. To add a special layer to today's show we invited who knows a lot about working, owner and General Manager of Hub City Ford in Lafayette, Todd Citron. Listen in as our team breaks open the modern day challenges to leadership, management, and the human dynamics of the work place. So whether you are a business leader, worker or a seeker of spiritual wisdom about work this episode will have something for you.

Links for show:

Of Human Work

https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091981_laborem-exercens.html

We appreciate you spending some of your valuable time with us. This episode is the second part of our 2 part series with Diocese of Lafayette seminarians, Reid Bourgeois and Matthew Gomez. This episode we will discuss with these possible future priests the St. John Paul II's writings on sexual integrity and how it intersects with real life, virtue building and accountability.

Thank you for sharing your precious time with us. Each summer thousands of young men attending Catholic Seminaries across the country return to their home dioceses to visit family and friends and help Parish Priests and their parishioners. In this episode we visited with 2 Seminarians from the Diocese of Lafayette, Reid Bourgeois and Matthew Gomez. Listen in as these two gifted young men share a little about themselves plus thoughts on a topic mentioned over 15 times by St. John Paul II in Theology of the Body, Celibacy for the Kingdom.

Thank you for spending some time with us! As backpacks are packed and classrooms buzz to life we are kicking off a tribute to back to school. Words are something we learn in school and after learning them we use them to communicate. But do we really know the importance of the words we choose, how the words we choose shape our relationships, how do words reveal or conceal our hearts and what does it mean, in the light of Theology of the Body, to use our words to show we truly know someone.

We appreciate you spending some of your valuable time with us. We are once again returning to the audiences of St. John Paul II that make up "Theology of the Body". In this show we are going to let JP II take us back in time to when Jesus gave "The Sermon on the Mount". In that sermon the beloved pope says Jesus was appealing to the human heart. The same human heart created by God in Adam and Eve, the same human heart that beat in the hearts of 1st century Jews and the same heart that beats in each of us today.

Thank you for lending us your ears and allowing us to share more of St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body. July 25th is the anniversary of a document that was instrumental to JP II's writings ... Humane Vitae by Pope Paul VI. In our time together we hope to share how important that document was and still is by featuring some archival content from our valued partner, Colby Allen as well as wise and insightful discussions from Adele and the Founder and President of the DesOrmeaux Foundation, Mrs. Brenda DesOrmeaux. So lean-in with us as this powerful team explains why history not only calls Humane Vitae an important Theological Document but a prophetic lens that showed us the consequences of separating procreation from conjugal love.

Links mentioned in the show:

https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_humanae-vitae.html

Welcome back to part 2 of our series on adoption. St. John Paul II said "adoption is a reflection of God's Love" and in this show Jared and Brittany Normand are back again to share more of their families inspiring image of God's Love. Listen in as the Normand's discuss their journey of adopting their 2 sons and how that experience profoundly impacted their marriage and the lives of their biological children.

We appreciate you spending some time to discuss a very important topic here at the DesOrmeaux Foundation, adoption. This show is titled, Adoption and the mystery of sonship and we will be discussing St. John Paul II"s take on why adoption is the reflection of God's love. To better break this topic open Adele, Becki and Tom are joined by Jared and Brittany Normand of St. Martinville, LA. The Normans have 2 adopted sons and their inspirational story will guide us to a better understanding of why JP II considered adoption to be an act that was close to God's heart.

Thank you for spending some time with us! This episode is the second installment in our 2 part series with retired Doctor Kim Hardey. Through his experience as a doctor and a faithful Catholic Dr. Hardey brings a unique ability to bridge the gap between faith and science. Adele, Becki and Tom will join Dr. Hardey to discuss St. John Paul II's writings on the Dignity of Women. In this document JP II shared his thoughts on the beauty, strength and irreplaceable role in God's plan.