Ask Christopher West

By Theology of the Body Institute

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 Oct 12, 2022

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Since the early 90's, author and speaker Christopher West has devoted his life to spreading John Paul II's revolutionary teaching on human life, love, and sexuality: The Theology of the Body. His beloved wife Wendy, mother of their five children, has served as his confidante, friend, and support through these long years of ministry. In this podcast, Christopher and Wendy combine their wisdom to tackle the toughest questions dealing with vocation, sexuality, marriage, and the Catholic faith. Support the mission of Christopher and Theology of the Body Institute by becoming a Patron! Join our Patron Community at TOBPatron.com (http://tobpatron.com/).

Episode Date
"God & Menopause", "Girlfriend's Sexual Past" & "Infertility from Chemotherapy"
Apr 29, 2024
"Wearing Grandma", "Afraid of Being Alone", & "Intercourse in Pregnancy"
Apr 22, 2024
"Wanting To Go Back", "Faith Jealousy" & "TOB Resources for Children"
Apr 15, 2024
"Bonding as Adoptive Parents" & "Practical Good Eros"
Apr 08, 2024
"Attracting Certain Kind of Women", "Marriage or Monastery" & "Man & Woman Stranded on an Island..."
Apr 01, 2024
"Desire & Lust", "Pre-Marital or Non Marital Sex" & "Will Heaven Lack Something?"
Mar 25, 2024
"True Femininity", "Advice for Single Catholics" & "Trusting Jesus"
Mar 18, 2024
"Excretory Functions In Heaven", "My Husband Won't Reverse His Vasectomy" and " the Marital Embrace Before Original Sin"
Mar 11, 2024
Difficulty Holding On, Surgery for the Sake of Openness to Life & Hellish Comparison.
Mar 04, 2024
Open Bathroom Policy, Stopping Birth Control "Cold Turkey" & Idolizing One's Spouse
Feb 26, 2024
"Remain", Contraception & the Sacrifice of Motherhood
Feb 19, 2024
Resurrection & Final Judgement, Anesthetized to Beauty and Call to Single Life
Feb 12, 2024
God Liking Us, Dating Wounds In Newly Weds & Fishing for Compliments
Feb 05, 2024
Letting My Future Husband Love My Body, Medical Infertility & TOB for 7th Graders
Jan 29, 2024
Subjective Beauty, Abstinence from Sexual Intimacy & Unwanted Pregnancy.
Jan 22, 2024
Makeup, Prescribing Contraception & NFP as Openness to Life
Jan 15, 2024
Fertility Body Fluids, M*sturbation & Healing of Sexual Past
Jan 08, 2024
Getting Over First Love, Same Sex Attraction & Wedding Ceremony
Jan 03, 2024
Blessing of Same Sex Unions, Wedding Night & Intimacy in Prayer with Jesus and One Another.
Dec 25, 2023
Spiritual Mothers in Parishes, Beauty Standards & "Not in the Mood"
Dec 18, 2023
Marital Jealousy in Heaven, Passing on Genetic Disease & Saying "No" | ACW258
Dec 11, 2023
Intrusive Thoughts After P*rn Usage, Is Circumcision Mutilation? & Baptism of Desire for Babies in Womb
Dec 04, 2023
My Son is Gender Neutral, Dating an Older Woman & Listener's Affirmation | ACW256
Nov 27, 2023
Wild Eros, Vampires & Modesty | ACW255
Nov 22, 2023
Liberal Parish, Practical Advice to Overcome P*rn & the Receptive Role of Man | ACW254
Nov 13, 2023
Death and Dinosaurs, Disinterested Gift & the Fruits of Sin | ACW253
Nov 06, 2023
Trauma Growing Up, TOB for Teens & Top 5 TOB Movies | ACW252
Oct 30, 2023
Looking Lustfully, M*sturbation & Perfectionism in Marriage | ACW251
Oct 23, 2023
Living as Brother and Sister, Climax Outside Intercourse & the Incarnation as Plan B | ACW250
Oct 16, 2023
Being "Cool", Erectile Dysfunction & Adopting Embryos | ACW249
Oct 09, 2023
Reading TOB, NFP Struggles & Old Loves | ACW248
Oct 02, 2023
Wife Blessings, Parenthood Roles and Dating Non-Catholics | ACW247
Sep 25, 2023
Cohabitation, Scarred Sexuality and Alzheimer's | ACW246
Sep 18, 2023
Lingerie in Marriage | ACW245
Sep 12, 2023
The Horrors that Christ Endured | ACW244
Sep 04, 2023
How To Heal a Stoic Heart | ACW243
Aug 28, 2023
Intimacy In Dating | ACW242
Aug 21, 2023
Betrayed By My Body | ACW241
Aug 14, 2023
You Cannot Give What You Don't Have | ACW240
Aug 07, 2023
Theology of the BodyBuilder | ACW239
Jul 31, 2023
Did Jesus Suffer As Much As SA Victims? | ACW238
Jul 24, 2023
Gender Stereotypes | ACW237
Jul 17, 2023
A Heart That Gives Itself To Those In Misery | ACW236
Jul 10, 2023
Is the Church Anti-Woman? | ACW235
Jul 03, 2023
Chastity is for EVERY BODY | ACW234
Jun 26, 2023
Feminine Beauty Is a Grace | ACW233
Jun 19, 2023
Poop Jokes | ACW 232
Jun 12, 2023
Where to Draw the Line | ACW231
Jun 05, 2023
Annihilation or Sublimation? | ACW230
May 29, 2023
Untwisting the Twisted | ACW229
May 22, 2023
At Breast of Mary | ACW228
May 15, 2023
Redeeming the Wounds of Pornography | ACW227
May 08, 2023
Did Jesus and Mary have Sexual Desires?
May 01, 2023
What to Do with Sexual Dreams | ACW224
Apr 24, 2023
Marriage after "Detransitioning" | ACW225
Apr 24, 2023
Every part in the light | ACW223
Apr 17, 2023
HE IS RISEN | ACW222
Apr 10, 2023
Is the Soul Greater than the Body? | ACW221
Apr 03, 2023
Is My Marriage Valid? | ACW220
Mar 27, 2023
Living Chastely as a Same Sex Couple? | ACW219
Mar 20, 2023
Why haven't I heard this? | ACW218
Mar 13, 2023
Can NFP be Contraceptive? | ACW217
Mar 06, 2023
Abstaining forever? | ACW216
Feb 27, 2023
Temptation, Gender Ideology, and Wedding Bands | ACW215
Feb 20, 2023
The Gaze of Understanding | ACW214
Feb 13, 2023
Do children take a toll on marriage? | ACW213
Feb 06, 2023
God the Mother? | ACW112
Jan 30, 2023
Is Netflix Pornography? | ACW211
Jan 23, 2023
The Language of Lovers | ACW210
Jan 16, 2023
A Child in His Name | ACW209
Jan 09, 2023
The Blood of Our Lord | ACW208
Jan 02, 2023
The Mystery of Birth | ACW207
Dec 26, 2022
Strides Toward Sacrilege | ACW206
Dec 19, 2022
Open the Latch | ACW205
Dec 12, 2022
Just Reason | ACW204
Dec 05, 2022
Reclaiming "Sexiness" | ACW203
Nov 28, 2022
Balancing Ministry and Family | ACW202
Nov 21, 2022
What Kind of Desire? | ACW201
Nov 14, 2022
Did God Know? | ACW200
Nov 07, 2022
I Never Would Have | ACW199
Oct 31, 2022
This Is Our Union | ACW198
Oct 24, 2022
A Secret Request | ACW197
Oct 17, 2022
For The Joy Set Before Him | ACW196
Oct 10, 2022
Until Death Do Us Part | ACW195
Oct 03, 2022
Riding the Wave | ACW194
Sep 26, 2022
To Awaken Love | ACW193
Sep 19, 2022
The Little Way | ACW192
Sep 12, 2022
The Whole Bible in 5 Words | ACW191
Sep 05, 2022
Deception, Marriage Debt, and Sexual Trauma | ACW190
Aug 29, 2022
The Spiritual Fingerprint | ACW189
Aug 22, 2022
The Jackpot | ACW188
Aug 15, 2022
The Healing Journey | ACW187
Aug 08, 2022
A Waste of Time? | ACW186
Aug 01, 2022
The Glory That Awaits | ACW185
Jul 25, 2022
It Takes A Lifetime | ACW184
Jul 18, 2022
The Third Way | ACW183
Jul 11, 2022
Blood and Water | ACW182
Jul 04, 2022
They Know Not What They Do | ACW181
Jun 27, 2022
The One Blessing | ACW180
Jun 20, 2022
What Is Your Calling? | ACW179
Jun 13, 2022
We Have to Stand Up | ACW178
Jun 06, 2022
Purity in Physical Affection | ACW177
May 30, 2022
Somebody Knows We're Confused | ACW176
May 23, 2022
The Demands of Love | ACW175
May 16, 2022
Not As Orphans | ACW174
May 09, 2022
Good Eros vs. The Near Occasion of Sin | ACW173
May 02, 2022
Was Jesus Naked on the Cross? | ACW172
Apr 25, 2022
Matter Matters | ACW171
Apr 11, 2022
Matt is Coming! | ACW170
Apr 04, 2022
Body Image | ACW169
Mar 28, 2022
Active Suffering | ACW168
Mar 22, 2022
A Rich Spiritual Life | ACW167
Mar 14, 2022
The Goal of Lent | ACW166
Mar 07, 2022
Attracted to a Priest? | ACW165
Feb 28, 2022
Big Air | ACW164
Feb 21, 2022
The Way Up Is Down | ACW163
Feb 14, 2022
Mixed Motives | ACW162
Feb 08, 2022
Turn On Your Heart Light | ACW 161
Jan 31, 2022
The Blessed Vision | ACW160
Jan 24, 2022
Intimacy in Abstinence | ACW159
Jan 17, 2022
Be Not Afraid to Dream | ACW158
Jan 10, 2022
Treasure His Promises | ACW157
Jan 03, 2022
It's A Journey | ACW156
Dec 27, 2021
He Wept with Her | ACW155
Dec 20, 2021
Passion vs. Intimacy | ACW154
Dec 13, 2021
Love Matures | ACW153
Dec 06, 2021
Good Eros | ACW152
Nov 29, 2021
The Blessing and The Curse | ACW151
Nov 22, 2021
We Need Touch! | ACW150
Nov 14, 2021
The Fourth Ring | ACW149
Nov 08, 2021
I Choose You | ACW148
Nov 01, 2021
Grace Goes Deeper | ACW147
Oct 25, 2021
He's Back | ACW146
Oct 18, 2021
Consecrated Virginity (with Jen Settle) | ACW145
Oct 11, 2021
Freedom is Real! | ACW144
Oct 04, 2021
God Is Beauty | ACW143
Sep 27, 2021
Bridegroom in the Garden | ACW142
Sep 21, 2021
The Cinnamon Rim | ACW141
Sep 13, 2021
Crowning the Bride | ACW140
Sep 06, 2021
The Difference Between Nude Art and Pornography | ACW139
Aug 30, 2021
Does God Have a Plan for Our Bodies? | ACW138
Aug 23, 2021
Define: Masculinity and Femininity | ACW137
Aug 16, 2021
Healing from Pornography in Marriage | ACW136
Aug 09, 2021
Healing From Sexual Trauma | ACW135
Aug 02, 2021
Marriage, Annulment, and Old Age | ACW134
Jul 26, 2021
Is He "The One"? | ACW133
Jul 19, 2021
Plan B | ACW132
Jul 12, 2021
Wandering Eyes | ACW131
Jul 05, 2021
For Nolan | ACW130
Jun 28, 2021
Christmas Cards in July | ACW129
Jun 21, 2021
Sweet As a Rose | ACW128
Jun 14, 2021
Staying in the Ache | ACW127
Jun 07, 2021
Cinnabon and the Beatific Vision | ACW126
May 31, 2021
Bugzooka | ACW125
May 24, 2021
Real Humility | ACW124
May 17, 2021
Getting into the Weeds | ACW123
May 10, 2021
Here's the Deal | ACW122
May 03, 2021
Intercede for Her | ACW121
Apr 26, 2021
The Nitty Gritties of Love | ACW120
Apr 19, 2021
A Promise of Immortality | ACW119
Apr 12, 2021
The Cry of Agony | ACW118
Apr 05, 2021
Forgiven and Repaired | ACW117
Mar 29, 2021
There Is A Path Before Us | ACW116
Mar 22, 2021
The One Line Hook | ACW115
Mar 15, 2021
Incontheivable Teachings | ACW114
Mar 08, 2021
The Nitty Gritties of Discernment | ACW113
Mar 01, 2021
Married to Mary-Wendy? | ACW112
Feb 22, 2021
Discernment, Beauty, and Infertility | ACW111
Feb 15, 2021
Discerning the Weeds | ACW110
Feb 08, 2021
We Live Ruptured Lives | ACW109
Feb 01, 2021
The Soul of Woman | ACW108
Jan 25, 2021
The Prophet Forrest Gump | ACW107
Jan 18, 2021
Why Do You Call Me Good? | ACW106
Jan 11, 2021
Misconceptions of St. Joseph | ACW105
Jan 04, 2021
Honor the Temple | ACW104
Dec 28, 2020
Don't Treat Me Like a Toaster | ACW103
Dec 21, 2020
It's Better than the Movies | ACW102
Dec 14, 2020
Our Bodies Are Holy! | ACW101
Dec 07, 2020
The 100th Episode Celebrity Question Royale | ACW100
Nov 30, 2020
Theology of the Hospitalized Body | ACW99
Nov 23, 2020
Only the Lord Has Authority | ACW98
Nov 16, 2020
Modesty, Pornography, and Protestantism | ACW97
Nov 09, 2020
True Sexual Liberation | ACW96
Nov 02, 2020
Altar-ing the Meaning of Sexuality | ACW95
Oct 26, 2020
Consecrated Virginity | ACW94
Oct 19, 2020
Dating, Courtship, & Breakups | ACW93
Oct 12, 2020
A Pregnant Man? | ACW92
Oct 05, 2020
A Multimedia Event! | ACW91
Sep 28, 2020
You Are Made for Love | ACW90
Sep 21, 2020
Who's the Captain? | ACW89
Sep 14, 2020
We Are All Beloved | ACW88
Sep 07, 2020
Catechism, Ar Ar | ACW87
Aug 31, 2020
Cheese Cake Soul Mate | ACW86
Aug 24, 2020
Freedom from the Law | ACW85
Aug 17, 2020
Within the Strike Zone | ACW84
Aug 10, 2020
Prophetic Underpants | ACW83
Aug 03, 2020
Sadness in Heaven? | ACW82
Jul 27, 2020
Mary Precedes the Patriarchy | ACW81
Jul 20, 2020
Inviting God into the Bedroom | ACW80
Jul 13, 2020
Is the Woman to Blame? | ACW79
Jul 06, 2020
It's in the New Testament Somewhere | ACW78
Jun 29, 2020
Do We Have a Perfect Marriage? | ACW77
Jun 22, 2020
Seeing Through the Window | ACW76
Jun 15, 2020
The Cookie Analogy | ACW75
Jun 08, 2020
A Beautiful Challenge | ACW74
Jun 01, 2020
Fertility in Suffering | ACW73
May 25, 2020
Becoming Saintly | ACW72
May 18, 2020
Live from the TOB Virtual Conference | ACW71
May 11, 2020
Beyond Rejection | ACW70
May 04, 2020
Christopher is a Chronic Melon | ACW69
Apr 27, 2020
Heart and Soul | ACW68
Apr 20, 2020
Make Peace with the Journey | ACW67
Apr 13, 2020
In the Family | ACW66
Apr 06, 2020
Thirsty Hearts | ACW65
Mar 30, 2020
Trust | ACW64
Mar 23, 2020
The Ember Beneath the Ash | ACW63
Mar 16, 2020
Called to Life | ACW62
Mar 09, 2020
The Holy Land | ACW61
Mar 02, 2020
The Look of Love | ACW60
Feb 24, 2020
The Rocky Road to Heaven | ACW59
Feb 17, 2020
Wendy Doesn't Like Surprises | ACW58
Feb 10, 2020
Put It In The Light | ACW57
Feb 03, 2020
The Significance of the Seed | ACW56
Jan 27, 2020
A New Hope | ACW55
Jan 21, 2020
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | ACW54
Jan 13, 2020
The Scandal of the "Hic" | ACW53
Jan 06, 2020
Be the Love of Christ | ACW52
Dec 30, 2019
Momma, Feed Us | ACW51
Dec 23, 2019
Love is Only Ever Just Becoming | ACW50
Dec 16, 2019
The Body is a Gift | ACW49
Dec 09, 2019
Being A Person | ACW48
Dec 02, 2019
It's All About the Gravy | ACW47
Nov 25, 2019
Blood and Water | ACW46
Nov 18, 2019
Christopher's Talk in the Sistine Chapel | ACW45 | Bonus Episode
Nov 11, 2019
The Gift of Self | ACW44
Nov 04, 2019
Atomic Pumpkin Glory | ACW43
Oct 28, 2019
The Church is a She | ACW42
Oct 21, 2019
The Soul of Christ | ACW41
Oct 14, 2019
Choose Love | ACW40
Oct 07, 2019
The Interior Gaze | ACW39
Sep 30, 2019
The Marriage Business | ACW38
Sep 23, 2019
Receiving His Mercy | ACW37
Sep 16, 2019
In the Womb | ACW36
Sep 09, 2019
What for Questions | ACW35
Sep 02, 2019
Christopher, Wendy, and the Moon | ACW34
Aug 26, 2019
The Ground is Level at the Foot of the Cross | ACW33
Aug 19, 2019
Wendy Goes Backpacking | ACW32
Aug 12, 2019
The Wounds of Christ | ACW31
Aug 05, 2019
Love is Worth It | ACW30
Jul 29, 2019
Let the Flowers Grow | ACW29
Jul 22, 2019
It Is Very Good | ACW28
Jul 15, 2019
Christopher Needs a Pickle Counselor | ACW27
Jul 08, 2019
The Misadventure of Christopher | ACW26
Jul 01, 2019
The Misadventure of Wendy | ACW25
Jun 24, 2019
Grace Is Your Name | ACW24
Jun 17, 2019
Wendy's Work | ACW23
Jun 10, 2019
Cheese and the Sacred Heart | ACW22
Jun 03, 2019
Questions from Confirmation | ACW21
May 27, 2019
Christopher's Car Goes for a Ride | ACW20
May 20, 2019
I've Got the Power | ACW19
May 13, 2019
Become Who You Are | ACW18
May 06, 2019
Wendy and the Granola Avalanche | ACW17
Apr 29, 2019
Skydiving with Christopher | ACW16
Apr 22, 2019
Working at Wendy's | ACW15
Apr 15, 2019
I Choose You | ACW14
Apr 08, 2019
The Lord is Calling | ACW13
Apr 01, 2019
The Cross is Real | ACW12
Mar 25, 2019
Wendy and the "Good Bread" | ACW11
Mar 18, 2019
In Which Christopher Quacks | ACW10
Mar 11, 2019
The Socks on the Floor | ACW9
Mar 04, 2019
Our Kids Have Two Parents, and You're One of Them | ACW8
Feb 25, 2019
Getting Un-Stuck | ACW7
Feb 18, 2019
The Fridge is Dead, but My Soul is Alive | ACW6
Feb 11, 2019
The Best a Man Can Get? | ACW5
Feb 04, 2019
May Your Joy Be Complete | ACW4
Jan 28, 2019
The Man Can Whistle | ACW3
Jan 21, 2019
Wendy's in the House | ACW2
Jan 14, 2019
I Love the Way You Crack an Egg | ACW1
Jan 11, 2019
Trailer | ACW0
Jan 07, 2019