Father Walter Schu’s latest column in Embodied tells the story of Sister Helena Burns’ journey from being a self-proclaimed “radical feminist” to becoming a religious with the Daughters of St. Paul. Enjoy this video of the entire interview with Sister Helena. It contains wonderful insights into theology of the body and her enthusiasm for this […]
A marriage guided by God
Father Walter Schu authors a column in Embodied that highlights vocation stories, “The Call to Love.” In the Spring 2022 issue, Fr. Schu shares the love story of Dr. Michael Waldstein and his wife Susan. Dr. Waldstein is a professor of New Testament at Franciscan University of Steubenville and is known for his translation of […]
Embodied: Seeking the beautiful
I was busy highlighting and taking notes during a recent course at the Theology of the Body Institute when I was startled to hear Christopher West say, “Suppose there is someone who is incredibly drawn to…I don’t know…antique glass.” What!? I couldn’t believe my ears and dropped my pen. “Why is he drawn to this […]
Yes, that is a big goal!
No one has asked, but I’m sure some are wondering: Wow, $130,000 is a huge goal. How’d they come up with that? Believe me, I know that is a lot of money. It is daunting enough to me that it kept me from stepping out in faith to do this for too long. I had […]
Premiere issue will be packed with awesomeness
First, an update: Our subscription drive to launch Embodied Magazine kicked off fittingly on Friday, October 22, the feast day of St. John Paul II who gifted the world with the Theology of the Body. We are running social media ads and slowly gaining attention. But we need everyone interested in Embodied to FOLLOW us […]
Recognizing the other
I loved Jessika Santulli’s post about wanting to be seen, really seen as a person. It highlighted that one of the impacts of my learning Theology of the Body is getting better at seeing others as persons. What does that mean? I know it sounds silly, because like most of us I’ve always understood that […]
