Rooted, a Lenten series, discusses what it means to be human and encounter the real. Justin Perry and Krista Corbello offer their reflections on a "new theology of the body" in reference to what it means to be human, how we relate to the increasingly digitized world, the importance for being rooted in reality, and what makes us distinct from even the most advanced technologies. In this episode, we explore the blessing of being human and having limitations of time, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows and the term "onism," referring to this phenomenon, the analysis paralysis that comes with being overly obsessed with the phantom illusions of the "what ifs" and "maybes," the freedom of making a choice and committing to it (in marriage, career, and other goods of life), the non-reciprocal nature of parasocial relationships, how Jesus limited Himself not only from divinity to humanity but also to time and space and region and even people He had direct contact with, traits that technology have that humans don't (and why it's good!), the danger (and even possible sin) of unfettered curiosity, and the surprising joy that comes with embracing what you can't do.

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This episode was sponsored in part by: TJ, Nikki, Bridget, Gina, Katrina, and JR.

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