Embodied Magazine

Theology of the breastfeeding body

During times of pregnancy and breastfeeding I am reminded that my body is a gift; while indeed it is a sacrifice I am making of my body, it is one which brings so much life.

By Susanna Parent

The Whole Story

The spousal love of God and the Eucharist

Jesus doesn’t want to commune with you just as Spirit to spirit or Soul to soul. He wants to be spousally united to you as a husband to his wife.

By Katrina Zeno

What are we to make of Christina’s story? (Part 2)

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) presents a profound challenge to those of us who embrace the theology of the body.

By Kathleen Basi

Losing Christina (Part 1)

It took years and multiple attempts on her own life before Christina’s mother, Marybeth, realized that her daughter’s symptoms coincided with the post-ovulation phase of her menstrual cycle and that as soon as she started bleeding, her symptoms vanished. But identifying PMDD wasn’t the end of their troubles.

By Kathleen Basi

TOB Parent Corner

Using deep work to go deeper

In a world that thrives on distraction and noise, it could be a real gift to teach your kids how to do deep work, and especially when you use it to go a little deeper into the theology of your body with your family.

By Lindsay Caron

Has feminism led to the end of woman?

Through her book "The End of Woman" author Carrie Gress gave me the language to articulate what I knew in my heart to be true about feminism, but didn’t have the words to express.

The Whole Story

We are called to be ‘gift’ to one another

St. John Paul II showed us that the meaning of our bodies as male and female is tied to our purpose of being a gift to one another.

By Katrina Zeno

The Whole Story

The body expresses the person

One of the main insights of St. John Paul II in his theology of the body is that the human body has deep meaning, that our bodies express deep insight about our personhood and our relationship to God.

By Katrina Zeno

Coaching new dads

Luke Spehar created a life coaching program that helps fathers make a true gift of themselves to their family.

By Susanna Parent