In honor of Sanctity of Life month join our Theology of the Body Community of Acadiana Founder, Adele Guillot, and Brenda DesOrmeaux, the Founder of the DesOrmeaux Foundation as they discuss Pope Paul IV's prophetic document "Humanae Vitae" (of Human Life). From this document, written nearly 55 years ago, Adele and Brenda uncover warnings of attacks on marriage, abuse of women and a rise in adolescent pregnancy. They will also discuss why Pope Paul IV wrote this document, what was going on prior to the release of "Humanae Vitae" and can we do anything to reverse the culture of death brought on by contraception and abortion.   

In this second of 2 episodes Colby, Becki, Adele and Tom ask Dr. Susan Caldwell to share challenges and health risks related to hormone replacement therapy and older fertility enhancing methods, such as, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Dr. Caldwell also brings us up to date on a new form of infertility treatment called NaPro Technology.  Caldwell explains how this health science monitors and maintains a woman's reproductive and gynecological health through medical and surgical treatments that cooperate completely with the reproductive system.  Do any of today's new medical marvels have ethical challenges and where can patients go when faced with complicated reproductive health concerns.   

fertilitycare.org

naturalwomanhood.org

mycatholicdoctor.com

vivafyfertilityhealth.com

Another year has passed and medical science is continuing to develop technologies at a break-neck speed that people could only dream of a few short years ago.  But just because someone figures out new ways to manipulate the human body should the medical field and we as patients accept every new innovation in the name of proposed better health.  In today's first of 2 episodes we will get some answers to these questions and many more as we introduce you to Dr. Susan Caldwell who is a primary care physician specializing in healthy fertility for women & men.   

Have you ever experienced something that was unusually simple yet profoundly striking?  In the Christian belief and tradition God did that by using a star over a humble stable to introduce the Savior of the world.  Music, on a much lower level, occasionally supplies an epiphany with simple notes on a page played an sung in rhythm to move man's heart and mind. Please join Colby, Becki and Tom as they welcome Louisiana native, musician and founder of the Vigil Project, Greg Boudreaux, to discuss the unique and memorable tradition of celebrating "The Epiphany" and how music can be a light to reveal important things to those who truly listen. 

Resources from show:

https://www.thevigilproject.com

The Catholic Nerd Podcast episode on "the star of Bethlehem"

Is modern day contraception dangerous to your health and what other options do couples have? Join Colby, Becki, Adele and Tom in welcoming Brandi Bellard, a nurse and Theology of the Body enthusiast gifted in speaking on natural fertility awareness.  This episode will be well worth the time as Brandi shares the truth and science about taking contraceptive pills that many people use without knowledge of their long lasting effects. She brings a personal connection to this subject and delivers several psychological, medical and relational benefits of learning the truth about our natural fertility system in our bodies as men and women.  The two websites Brandi mentions in the show:

naprotechnology.com

fertilitycare.org   

Our team at Handbook for Humanity would like to wish a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to our listeners and their families! As a gift to you Becki, Adele and Tom are adding a bonus episode this week that we feel goes well with the Christmas Celebration.  We hope you enjoy this short discussion as we point out the importance of inheritance as a common human experience and the need for traditions to remember and share what we've inherited.  It's real popular today to complete a DNA test to possibly tell you why your hair or eyes are a certain color or to show where you and your family came from.  But what about spiritual inheritance?   God's plan for humanity's full inheritance is bigger than just Deoxyribonucleic acid.   

In our nearly instant gratification world learning how to wait for something is a skill that is quickly vanishing. Can someone learn how to wait well?  In this episode Colby, Adele and Tom are joined by guest Kyle Melancon to discuss the common human experience of waiting. Kyle, a youth minister with the Diocese of Lafayette, recounts some struggles and trials of having to wait for certain things in his life including the outcome of something very important going on at the time of this recording.     

Relationships often struggle because one or both parties are grasping at something that is not really there. Join Colby, Adele, and Tom as we share a little more about ourselves plus welcome a friend of Theology of the Body Community of Acadiana, Kyle Melancon, to discuss the conflict of grasping versus receiving in relationships. What are the signs you might be grasping in a relationship? Do you know how to receive well in a relationship? What is a healthy level of giving in a relationship?  This and more on Handbook for Humanity!

This week Becki & Adele get some help from producer Tom to handle a call-in from two frequent listeners to Handbook for Humanity.  Lisa Myers and Pam Andrus have listened to several episodes and we wanted to get their insights on their favorite shows.  Enjoy this short audio review as Lisa and Pam share how certain episodes helped clarify questions in their personal lives and others shed light on spiritual and emotional challenges.  If you would like to be a review guest on an upcoming episode just email us at [email protected] and we will try to coordinate a time and date you could appear on a future edition of Handbook for Humanity.  Thank you for listening! 

In part 3 of this 3 part series on the Mysteries of Suffering, Becky and Adele will continue to get insights of the hope of healing trauma in the body from guest Dr. Veronica Lenzi.  Dr. Lenzi will also share some coping techniques to help us be in the moment and why that is so important in dealing with healing.  Suffering is a common human experience no one can escape.  Nevertheless, there is always hope and healing possible in every experience of suffering. 

Resources

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XdiGXf1ZAsPqtULZAHquxT0typJKRHxTQGLwuQdHLf0/edit?usp=sharing