Sex and the Sacred City: A look at the Theology of the Body

Tuesday Evenings 7:30-9:00 pm in the Fr. Wenzel Room of the school

A book by Steve Kellmeyer; Cost:  $10 for book

Why does human sexuality seem to be so central to so many of today's issues?

Worse, why is it so badly understood and badly handled by so many?  How are we meant to handle issues like purity before marriage, purity in marriage, family planning and the proper use of our sexuality?

This book answers those questions and many more. Chapters are devoted to:

• How to live a chaste, pure life as a single person,

• How our bodies help us reflect the life of God,

• How our created family is meant to image the one God, the divine family of spiritual Persons,

• How birth control fits into adult life and how it should be approached,

• What all of this means for us right now.

Informative, concise, practical: this is a book you can actually use right now. Whether married or single, the incredible insights into marriage, sex and single life will orient you to face the joyful reality of God’s plan for us as human persons, men and women.   In less than 100 pages, the adult gets a basic understanding of the amazing synthesis of thought known as the Theology of the Body. As you read, you will make amazing discoveries, discoveries that will help you unlock these beautiful teachings of the Church articulated by John Paul II

Dear Reader, I don't know who you are, what you believe, or what you love, but if you are like all the students who have read

Sex and the Sacred City for my courses, I guarantee you one thing: you will find it arresting, personally challenging, and quite possibly life-changing. This is "the big picture" of the meaning of human sexuality - in fact, the biggest and most beautiful picture you have ever seen. Dr. Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College

From another source…

“I very much appreciate the easy reading format of his book - meditations followed by questions for reflections. His nine chapters treat not only some of the major concerns today about authentic discipleship and virtue, but situate these concerns of Christian life in the life of the Holy Trinity, Creation and the Fall and the Incarnation. The section on the Sacraments clearly teaches of the "nuptial meaning of the body" when it opens with the words of Pope John Paul II who teaches that "The Eucharist is the Sacrament of our Redemption. It is the Sacrament of the Bridegroom and the Bride... Christ is united with this 'body' as the bridegroom is with the bride..."

I thank Steve for this understandable and easy to read presentation of the "Theology of the Body". I pray and hope that it will be a source not only of theological formation for those who read it, but even more so, an occasion for formation in a life of virtue and holiness for all who seek to be authentic disciples of the Lord in this new millennium.  Most Reverend Kevin W. Vann J.C.D., D.D.  Bishop Fort Worth, TX