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 concept of mutual possession and how it has the God given ability to mirror the Holy Trinity.

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.com/watch?v=twxLvh5NTF4&list=PLkJWUPLVsn-CgW1nmFPF1pYJ85AdOQcQd

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 as why being able to answer the question, "how have you been a gift", is so important.

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 & sister in the same humanity, why intimate relationships seem like a task at times and many more.

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 in as Adele, Becki and Tom share how JP II uses Adam and Eve's experiences, before the fall, as a way to show what God has in store for his greatest creation.

Link for Theology of the Body Resources https://desormeauxfoundation.org/blog/

Have you ever been in a relationship and discovered the other person had ulterior motives to be with you? Today's show will share, according to St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body, what was missing in relationships like that and what to look for in others you would like to share deep meaningful experiences with. Listen in as Adele, Becki, and Tom start the show off where they left-off our last episode explaining how TOB points to innocence as being a crucial part of all meaningful and truthful relationships.

Welcome to Handbook for Humanity where we use the teachings of St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body to help guide us to a better understanding of God, ourselves, the people around us and the world we live in. If you like giving and receiving gifts you will love this show! Listen in as we take a look at the first gifts ever shared as well as a possible reason why we enjoy giving and receiving gifts.

Do you ever wonder why there is so much suffering in the world? In Theology of the Body St. John Paul II shares how suffering is another one of the common experiences in the human life. 2 episodes ago we shared the 1st experience of having experiences. Then we moved to the heart of the matter sharing JP II's writings explaining the importance of having an "interior life". Now listen in as the team shares that suffering is a call to move closer to God so he can provide the strength we need to get through our challenges. Be sure you listen all the way to the end of this episode because in the second half we deliver some thought provoking insights from Becki, Adele and our content partner Colby Allen .