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Will heaven be less spectacular until the day when souls get reunited with their bodies? How will the final judgement change the status of people already in heaven or in hell?
How can I begin to enter into the deep emotional realities of art like music or movies?
How can I know if my desire to live a single life is my calling?
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How can I know if God not only loves me but likes me?
My husband and I recently married but I find that I’m resentful and defensive because of things that happened during our 5 years of dating. I continue to grow angrier and resentful as our marriage goes on. Do you have any advice?
I’m a young woman and often find myself wanting to be desired by another man. Is looking for affirmation in this way a form of lust?
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I’m engaged and looking forward to marriage but have struggled with body image and eating disorders. How can I prepare myself mentally, emotionally and/or physically for the marital embrace? How can I love my body more so that I can let my fiancé love it too?
What does the Church say about medical infertility?
Do you have any resources available to teach Theology of the Body for 7th graders?
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Is it true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder?
I become distant and irritable when abstaining from sexual intimacy with my wife. Do you have any advice?
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Is there anything wrong with me for being attracted to someone only when she uses makeup?
As a physician, is prescribing contraception a mortal sin?
My husband thinks we should use NPF for the rest of our marriage but I long to continue having children. Do you have any thoughts?
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How do we reorient what we find gross about the bodily functions?
What is m*sturbation?
As a pre-engaged couple, how do we heal from our sexual past?
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Will I ever get over my first love? Is it okay date others while still attached to another?
What story does the body of a person with same sex attraction tell?
Why does the bride come in after the priest at a wedding?
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What’s going on with the blessing of same sex unions?
Does the TOB have anything to say about consummating your marriage on the wedding night?
How do Christopher and Wendy live their intimacy with Jesus in parallel with their intimacy as husband and wife?
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Why are our parishes only run by fathers if the domestic church (the family) is run by fathers and mothers?
I’m not “stunning” compared to the standards of beauty that society has. I know I’m “beautifully and wonderfully made” but I understand this only with my mind, not my heart. Do you have any advice?
I’ve heard that as married couples, we need to be intimate to show our love even if we’re not in the mood. If my bride is not in the mood, it would seem to me like I’d be forcing my needs unto her. Does the TOB shine a light on this?
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I’m getting married soon and I know that there will be no marriage in heaven. Recently the thought of spending such a short life with my future husband and then eternity alone has crept in. Can the TOB speak into this?
I have a genetical disease that has a 50% probability of being passed on. Can the Theology of the Body provide help to discern if I should take the risk?
In my marriage, my husband seems to use sex like a drug. Can I refuse to engage in intercourse out of love?
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I’m a 40 year old husband and father. I grew up in a family dynamic where porn and masturbation was normal. I quitted porn after 7 years of marriage but now I’m really struggling with intrusive thoughts. Do you have any advice?
I recently heard that circumcision is mutilation. Should I confess this?
I’m a mid-wife accompanying a couple that’s pregnant with a child that possibly won’t be born alive; they long for their daughter to be baptized. Can you explain baptism of desire?
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My son wants to change his name to a gender neutral name. What do I call him?
I’ve developed a friendship with a woman that’s several years older than I am. As our friendship grows, the possibility of a romantic relationship has come up but I don’t feel “butterflies” in my stomach. Would it be irresponsible to enter a relationship without those romantic feelings?
This is not a question but an affirmation of the wisdom and balance coming from Wendy and Christopher’s marriage