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Faces and Voices
Our bodies deserve respect. Why should we be worried of AI “deepfakes” (highly realistic looking but fraudulent videos) mimicking our voices and names? Because they violate the truth of our bodies. This is what Pope Leo means when he writes, “Faces and voices are sacred… Safeguarding faces and voices ultimately means safeguarding ourselves.” In other words, as we say at TOBET, the body matters!
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TOB Reflections From a STEM Major
Here’s one simple yet profound lesson from working at TOBET: when working, set aside the things distracting you from the task at hand. Keeping your attention on your phone is like keeping one foot in the door: your mind isn’t willing to focus when your body could leave at a moment’s notice. Be where your body is!
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ONE Hour a Year!
If you only had ONE hour of mandated formation every year to teach over 2.5 million Catholic children and youth, what would you give them? We at TOBET know. We’d have them learn from our new program called Bridges and Boundaries.
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by Monica Ashour | Catholic Life | Culture | Pope John Paul II | Saints and Holy People | TOBET | Virtues
Why JPII Gave Us TOB
On this the Feast Day of our beloved Pope St. John Paul II, we at TOBET continue to trust in his
intercession for the Church and for the first organization (TOBET!) established to promulgate the Theology of the Body (TOB), especially geared toward families, children, and youth. -
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Making the Body Move
This post discusses the basis of good music, and how are bodies can let us know it’s good by the way it makes it feel and the way it can change our moods.
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Our Comforting Presence
While death is a subject we don’t like to think about, we often make an effort to attend funerals with our bodies, as our physical presence comforts those mourning the dead.
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by Megan Williams | Catholic Life | Culture | Pope John Paul II | TOB Elevator Pitch | TOBET | TOBET Blog | Virtues
An Embodied Adventure
The author reflects on their internship with TOBET, exploring how Pope John Paul II’s quote about living with Christ aligns with the importance of the body in spiritual life, enhancing their understanding of the Theology of the Body.
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