May 18, 1920 probably seemed an ordinary day in Wadowice, Poland. Little did the Polish people, the Catholic Church, or I (born 42 ½ years later) realize what an impact one man would have on so many people for years to come, even after that one man passed beyond the...
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The One Best Thing
The cover of our book, The Body and Holy MassWhat is THE one, best thing any one of us can do for our children? It’s a gift that will never wear out or depreciate in value, never be donated to Goodwill, eaten by moths, or stolen from a vault. THE ONE BEST THING. It is...
The Serious Business of Heaven
When you consider a new recipe, you look at the picture of the finished dish. When you plan a vacation, you look at the photos of the hotel rooms before you book. When you interview for a new job, you meet your prospective co-workers, and ask yourself, “Would I...
The Battle for Our Hearts
We are at war. You are at war. The war is inside our hearts. If you are the sort of Catholic who subscribes to this blog, you already know this. But many don’t. And strangely, it is important that we tell them, especially the young people. They can’t effectively...
Sense of the Sacred
We are terribly proud of our team at TOBET: the brilliant writers, editors, and designers who have produced the full K through Grade 8 Theology of the Body curriculum, The Body Matters.Partial portfolio of The Body MattersAfter the painstaking (and sometimes painful)...
What’s Good About Limits?
This post continues a series of adult reflections on our children’s curriculum, The Body Matters. One of our most thought-provoking books is The Body is God’s Design for third graders. It was originally called The Body is Limited for Love but the idea of limits posed...
Friendships and the Body
This post begins a series of adult reflections on TOBET’s The Body Matters children’s Theology of the Body curriculum. Our staff was already educated in Theology of the Body and Catholic studies when we began, but writing these books has been a discovery for all of...
Doing What We Were Designed To Do
TOBET has done many things in our 17-year life, but there is one thing we are uniquely qualified to do: teach children the Theology of the Body. To interpret and re-express very sophisticated ideas in simple ways takes a special gift. I venture to say that Monica...
Pulling Back the Veil between Time and Eternity
The Veil was pulled back. The Paschal Mystery was consummated. Our Risen Lord “apokalypsed” (revealed) Eternity encompassing time for His disciples: “Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet, that it is...
Content by Consent?
Dayspring Brock is our newest TOBET blogger! Today she blogs about a hot topic on college campuses and in the public square, the idea of consent in sexual ethics. Most sex education programs approach sexual ethics like this: the goal is to reduce risky...