Author Archive for Bethanie Ryan

<em>Theology of the Body, Extended</em>: A Review
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Theology of the Body, Extended: A Review

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by on Aug 04, 2014 in Featured, On Books
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When John Paul II used his first years as pope forming the Theology of the Body, he meant it as a springboard for further reflection by theologians. In Theology of the Body, Extended: the Spiritual Signs of Birth, Impairment, and Dying, Susan Windley-Daoust takes that invitation and runs with it. John Paul II focused on […]

What I Learned About Marriage at the Nursing Home
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What I Learned About Marriage at the Nursing Home

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by on Sep 10, 2013 in Featured, Marriage
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Working at a nursing home, I met a married couple that really defined for me what marriage means. He was wheelchair dependent. He had had a stroke and lost all movement in his right leg and arm. He was still alert though. He’d tease the staff and tell us all sorts of stories. He’d rant about how […]