Caryll Houselander: Battering the bodies of innocence

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Do take the time to read this article by Dawn Eden regarding a prophetic passage in a novel by Caryll Houselander, the Catholic mystic whose writings have been an immeasurable blessing in my life.  Dawn Eden's insight here is a gift in raising up before us this profoundly important passage. (If you have not already done so, do read Dawn Eden's two books her most recent of which is a life-saving treasure for those traumatised and injured by sexual wounds.  And as I always do, I heartily recommend reading anything by Caryll Houselander.

Caryll Houselander, Catholic mystic, writer, artist, and evangelist

I am one of many who believe deeply that Caryll Houselander was a saint with a capital "S", and I pray that some day the Church will come to see the value in canonising those whose ongoing Evangelical gift in communication is as much a Miracle of God as any particular Miracle credited to one of the Lord's venerable and blessed sons and daughters.  Here is the link to Dawn Eden's article from December of last year:  Click here.

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Things the Holy Father Never Taught Me

I am delighted to recommend an excellent column by Dawn Eden concerning the Theology of the Body of Pope John Paul II. Many of you will be familiar with Dawn Eden's The Thrill of the Chaste which I reckon as one of the most remarkable and important books I have read in the last few years.

I will quote a short portion from the beginning but encourage you to read the column in full:

Things the Holy Father Never Taught Me:
Unraveling a Common Myth About the Theology of the Body

by Dawn Eden

Pope John Paul II’s addresses on the theology of the body launched a new era in Catholic catechesis on sexuality and married love. Yet these teachings, popularly known as the TOB, have become subject to interpretations that their author could hardly have envisioned, as some well-intentioned authors and speakers attempt to adapt the late Holy Father’s highly philosophical verbiage into everyday language. Perhaps no area of the TOB is subject to as much misinterpretation as its teachings on modesty. One common confusion in particular deserves a closer look. ...

Continue reading the column HERE

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