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Handbook for Humanity

Desormeaux Foundation

Join us weekly as we discuss truth about the body, spirit, and sexuality. Handbook for Humanity is a production of the Desormeaux Foundation, a non-profit that works to support and celebrate life. If you would like to learn more about the work of the foundation supporting women in crisis pregnancy, visit desormeauxfoundation.org. If you would like to support the foundation and the efforts of Handbook for Humanity to teach the truth about our bodies and sexuality, please visit

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00:32:09

Ep 25 Dr. Susan Caldwell on Fertility and Health Pt. 1

Handbook for Humanity ·

2023/01/17

Another year has passed and medical science is continuing to develop technologies at a break-neck speed that people could only dream of a few short years ago. But just because someone figures out new ways to manipulate the human body should the medical field and we as patients accept every new innovation in the name of proposed better health. In today's first of 2 episodes we will get some answers to these questions and many more as we introduce you to Dr. Susan Caldwell who is a primary care

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01:07:29

Ep 24 The Epiphany & Music as a shining light

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2023/01/10

Have you ever experienced something that was unusually simple yet profoundly striking? In the Christian belief and tradition God did that by using a star over a humble stable to introduce the Savior of the world. Music, on a much lower level, occasionally supplies an epiphany with simple notes on a page played an sung in rhythm to move man's heart and mind. Please join Colby, Becki and Tom as they welcome Louisiana native, musician and founder of the Vigil Project, Greg Boudreaux, to discuss the

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01:17:22

Ep 23 Natural Fertility Awareness

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2023/01/03

Is modern day contraception dangerous to your health and what other options do couples have? Join Colby, Becki, Adele and Tom in welcoming Brandi Bellard, a nurse and Theology of the Body enthusiast gifted in speaking on natural fertility awareness. This episode will be well worth the time as Brandi shares the truth and science about taking contraceptive pills that many people use without knowledge of their long lasting effects. She brings a personal connection to this subject and delivers several

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00:25:11

Ep 22 Inheritance (a bonus Christmas episode)

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2022/12/20

Our team at Handbook for Humanity would like to wish a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to our listeners and their families! As a gift to you Becki, Adele and Tom are adding a bonus episode this week that we feel goes well with the Christmas Celebration. We hope you enjoy this short discussion as we point out the importance of inheritance as a common human experience and the need for traditions to remember and share what we've inherited. It's real popular today to complete a DNA test to

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00:36:36

Ep 21 Waiting

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2022/12/20

In our nearly instant gratification world learning how to wait for something is a skill that is quickly vanishing. Can someone learn how to wait well? In this episode Colby, Adele and Tom are joined by guest Kyle Melancon to discuss the common human experience of waiting. Kyle, a youth minister with the Diocese of Lafayette, recounts some struggles and trials of having to wait for certain things in his life including the outcome of something very important going on at the time of this

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00:44:09

Ep 20 Grasping & Receiving in Relationships

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2022/12/13

Relationships often struggle because one or both parties are grasping at something that is not really there. Join Colby, Adele, and Tom as we share a little more about ourselves plus welcome a friend of Theology of the Body Community of Acadiana, Kyle Melancon, to discuss the conflict of grasping versus receiving in relationships. What are the signs you might be grasping in a relationship? Do you know how to receive well in a relationship? What is a healthy level of giving in a relationship? This

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00:35:14

Ep 19 What are listeners saying about Handbook for...

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2022/12/06

This week Becki & Adele get some help from producer Tom to handle a call-in from two frequent listeners to Handbook for Humanity. Lisa Myers and Pam Andrus have listened to several episodes and we wanted to get their insights on their favorite shows. Enjoy this short audio review as Lisa and Pam share how certain episodes helped clarify questions in their personal lives and others shed light on spiritual and emotional challenges. If you would like to be a review guest on an upcoming episode just

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00:38:44

Ep 18 Mysteries of Human Suffering Pt 3

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2022/11/22

In part 3 of this 3 part series on the Mysteries of Suffering, Becky and Adele will continue to get insights of the hope of healing trauma in the body from guest Dr. Veronica Lenzi. Dr. Lenzi will also share some coping techniques to help us be in the moment and why that is so important in dealing with healing. Suffering is a common human experience no one can escape. Nevertheless, there is always hope and healing possible in every experience of

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00:35:51

Ep 17 Mysteries of Human Suffering Pt 2

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2022/11/15

In part two of the 3 part series on the Mysteries of Human Suffering, Becky and Adele will get insights of the hope of healing trauma in the body from guest Dr. Veronica Lenzi. Suffering is a common human experience no one can escape. Nevertheless, there is always hope and healing possible in every experience of suffering. Like death and the afterlife, suffering has an element of mystery that cannot be neatly analyzed and categorized. Experiences and responses to suffering in the human experience

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00:44:48

Ep 16 Mysteries of Human Suffering Pt 1

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2022/11/08

Join Colby, Adele, and Becki in conversation on the experience of suffering in the light of the writings of St. John Paul II. Suffering is a common human experience no one can escape. Nevertheless, there is always hope and healing possible in every experience of suffering. Like death and the afterlife, suffering has an element of mystery that cannot be neatly analyzed and categorized. Experiences and responses to suffering in the human experience vary and are as unique as the people who suffer,

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00:37:59

Ep 15 Freedom for Love

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2022/11/01

We all want to be free. We all have an innate sense of the right we have as human beings to be free. What is the purpose of our freedom? Join Colby, Adele and Becky to explore themes of living freedom for the sake of Love expressed in human experience. An inspiring resource for those in an unplanned pregnancy. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/FMfcgzGqRZZXpHHFFRjfkHjBFqzPpnGZ?projector=1

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00:45:29

Ep 14 Day of the Dead

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2022/10/25

Today Colby and Becky welcome two West Texas women who celebrate the rich traditions of Dia de Los Muertos, a celebration of All Souls day in the Mexican tradition that has become well known and practiced throughout the world. Death as a common experience of all humanity has the capacity to connect us in a way not many other common experiences do. There are various ways of responding to and embracing this reality. Dia de los Muertos is a rich Mexican tradition rooted in the hope of eternal life. It

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00:44:00

Ep 13 Walking in the footsteps of JPII

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2022/10/18

Ever wonder about the man we often reference in conversations, John Paul II? This week we celebrate the man and the mission that lives on in the hearts of many, still impacting lives in various ways. Colby and Becki welcome special guests Adam Fuselier, managing director of Dumb Ox Ministries, now ECHO Community, and Savanna Philips, a student of the JPII Project in Krakow, to join in sharing unique and meaningful conversations about how John Paul has impacted our lives and sharing our personal

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00:37:03

Ep 12 A Discussion for the Ages Pt. 2

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2022/10/04

Exclusive: In Episode 12 Colby, Becki and Dr. Sarah Denny continue their discussion from Episode 11 about Dr. Denny's Doctorial Dissertation of dialogue between St. John Paul II and the founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger. Denny shares some incredible findings from the writings of these two historical figures that helps her uncover some unique answers to the challenges we face in our search for true freedom, better health, and intimate relationships. If you have some questions for Dr

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00:50:39

Ep 11 A Discussion for the Ages Pt. 1

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2022/10/04

Exclusive: How would you like to hear St. John Paul II in a conversation with Margaret Sanger? This week we are honored to be the first media outlet to publicly share Dr. Sarah Denny's amazing work showcasing what dialogue might look like between these historical figures. Denny, an ethics Professor at Loyola University in New Orleans, uses writings from St. John Paul II and Sanger to dialogue like they were having a coffee shop discussion about freedom, health, contraception and sex education

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00:41:51

Ep 10 Complement or Competition

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2022/09/27

How can 2 parties in real relationship obtain a lasting peace between each other? In episode 10 Brian Butler, founder and director of Echo Community (formerly Dumb Ox Ministries), joins Colby and Becki to unpack how peace can come from understanding how our gifts and talents can be complementary to one another and not a reason to compete against each other. Listen in as our group shares personal examples of how this endeavor can be messy but extremely rewarding when done with honesty and

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00:41:45

Ep 9 Total Vision Event

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2022/09/20

Do you wonder why you are here or what is your purpose? In this episode Colby and Becky have a special guest that will provide insight into a total vision of who we are called to be, give understanding to the why behind the what we believe and discuss the true beauty of God's plan for each of us. Joining our hosts today to discuss these topics as well as an exciting event called "Total Vision Seminars" is its Producer and Head Facilitator Brian Butler of Dumb Ox Ministries and Echo Community. The

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00:40:53

Ep 8 Heart of the matter

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2022/09/13

In episode 8 we discuss a common experience we all have as humans, the interior life. The interior life is in the Handbook for Humanity because it is the dwelling-place where "YOU" are, your heart. Not the fleshy pump inside your chest but the hidden center of you as a person that is beyond the grasp of reason and of others. Join Adele, Becki & Colby as they break open why the matter of the heart, as St. John Paul II puts it, is what makes each of us unique and unrepeatable. Our hosts also share

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00:36:58

Ep 7 Human Experience

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2022/09/06

Why do we do what we do? John Paul II as a philosopher and theologian, threaded a phenomenological approach through his writings and dialogue, appealing to a close and repetitive observation of our human experience as a means of understanding the Truth about who we are and why we exist.In today's episode Colby, Adele & Becki discuss how human experience (Someone's Phenomenology) can shed light on why we exist the way we do. Our Experiences shape who we are and if we are aware of this we can set

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00:29:25

Ep 6 Guest Episode: Artist/Teacher striving to be a...

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2022/08/30

In this week's episode we bring on our first guest to Handbook for Humanity, Austin Matherne. Austin is an artist and high school teacher based in south Louisiana. Listen as Colby and Becki ask Austin to paint several word pictures describing how his career, faith and life have been impacted by our recently discussed topics of Solitude, Shame and Gift of Self. Quote mentioned by Becki proposing an invitation to wonder at God's apparent quality of being unwearied by repetition and restarting in

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