If you are like most of the world the word "shame" has a negative connotation. In today's show however, Becki, Adele, Tom, and Coby will share St. John Paul II's challenge of seeing "shame" as a positive experience. Listen in as the team unpacks how JP II's writings mention "shame" as having the ability to turn us in the right direction when needing to adjust to bad decisions or unfortunate circumstances that impact our lives.

In this episode we share and discuss the last of what St. John Paul II called the 3 states of innocence in the human person, 1st was Original Solitude, then Original Unity and now Original Nakedness. This term, JP II says, is the key to understanding the human person and, his or her, full anthropology (study of the development of man). The team will also unpack the phrase, nakedness without shame, and how all of us carry an echo in our hearts that longs to be without the shame of sin.

Are you searching for more peace in your relationships? Today's episode is a discussion of St. John Paul II's writings on the benefits of complementarity over competition. Listen and enjoy as Becki, Adele ,Tom and Colby pull wisdom directly from Theology of the Body that explains why JP II thought this concept was so important. In this episode you'll also get incredible insights from Echo Community Director and Co-Founder, Brian Butler, who unpacks why this great teaching can be so rewarding if it is learned and lived out with honesty and humility.

In episode 71 we began discussing the 1st of 3 of St. John Paul II's explanations of the state of innocence that Adam and Eve experienced before sin entered the world called original solitude. In this show we go deeper into this topic by sharing some research on how the world defines solitude and how that compares to the Catholic Church. Stay tuned for the second half of the show because you will want to hear personal insights and experiences from our team on why it's important to spend time in solitude and suggestions on how to do it better.

If you or someone close to you is struggling with a relationship then today's episode is for you. Relationships have been around since the beginning of time and according to the Bible, Adam and Eve were the first couple to experience relationship. In this episode Adele, Becki and Tom unpack St. John Paul II's insightful writings on God's original plan for relationships. JPII's Theology of the Body describes Adam and Eve as being in the state of original unity and the pope saint explains how being in this state is what everyone is searching for in relationships.

Links discussed in show:

https://www.amazon.com/Wing-Oar-Readings-Courting-Marrying/dp/0268019606/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=YRH1Q&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=137-8856859-5247456&pd_rd_wg=HtzeS&pd_rd_r=1bff7323-67c1-47c2-8679-7a8bcd9886b9&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk

If you are like the majority of the people who have ever walked on the planet you've asked the question; who am I? This episode discusses St. John Paul II's take on why that experience is so common and why its origin goes all the way back to the birth of humanity itself. Listen in as Becki, Adele and Tom continue with their year long walk through "The Theology of the Body" by discussing JPII's concept of Original Solitude and why its something that everyone needs in order to answer the question, who am I?

In episodes 60 through 63 and episode 69 we gave you some insight into the introduction of the book, "Man and Women He created them", also known as Theology of the Body. Now it's time for Adele, Becki and Tom to discuss the actual beginning of the first chapter of TOB where St. John Paul II brings us to a place where all great stories start, "In the beginning." Listen in as the team shares why the beginning of TOB starts with a quote from Jesus in Matthew 19:3 and Mark 10:2.

In this episode the team continues their progression through Theology of the body with a discussion of the final part of the introduction of the book, "Man and Women He created them." Listen in as Becki, Adele and Tom unpack the "Structure" of the book and share how it was greatly miss understood until St. John Paul II himself explained how each chapter and heading should be ordered. This information, shared by JPII, was so profound that authors ,who had released commentary on the Pope's famous audiences, had to change much of their own opinions and organization of their work. The structure of TOB also shares a guiding star that weaves its way throughout JPII's writings. The star shines a light on the logic he used to introduce his total vision of this important work for our time.

Link to St. John Paul II's outline mentioned during show.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p6PN-T0MgsagJXZBjdAcMp9SXLixhmiQou-GzwxGcYw/edit?usp=sharing

In our last episode during Sanctity of Life Month we are sharing the amazing stories of 2 crisis pregnancy centers that are doing the front-line work for LIFE in Louisiana. Becki, Adele and Tom caught up with leaders of the DesOrmeaux Foundation's Women Center of Lafayette and a member of the Women's New Life Clinics in New Orleans and Baton Rouge as they discussed uplifting stories of hope, and challenging struggles as well as best practices to support Moms who choose life. Join us for this insightful and inspiring conversation, and discover how these two pregnancy centers are bringing hope and healing to their communities.

Our podcast is impacting our listeners in many positive ways. In this episode we get to hear from a busy young lady, Brianna Myers, who shares how some of our shows have helped her with her roles in mission work, youth ministry, theology degree studies and even family life. If you would like to be on a future listener feedback episode just drop us a line at [email protected]