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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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Ep 116 Part 1, couples and Theology of the Body

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2025/02/04

Thank you for spending your valuable time with us. This show is part 1 of a 2 part series on Couples and Theology of the Body. Our own Becki Landry has pulled together 4 couples as guests who will be sharing their stories about the impact of Theology of the Body on their marriages. If you are anywhere near south central Louisiana you can attend by contacting Heather Cormier at 318-359-1513. The retreat is scheduled for Feb. 15th from 8:00am to 4:30pm at St. Peter Church in Morrow, LA.

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Ep 115 The heart accused or called

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2025/01/28

Welcome back to Handbook for Humanity. In this show we will return to the writings of Pope St. John Paul II after several recent episodes that were based on our series, "Dignity of Women". This show will focus on a key questions asked by JP II in his, "Theology of the Body"; Are the hearts of men and women called or accused?

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Ep 114 Dignity of Women Pt 4, we were warned.

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2025/01/21

Thank you for spending some of your valuable time with us. We truly appreciate each and every member of our growing audience. This show will bring us to a close of our series titled, "Dignity of Women". Listen in as our team takes a virtual field trip back in time to discuss a document that warned us about what would happen if countries legalized contraception and abortion. The document was misrepresented by many in the Catholic Church when it was released but it played a very significant

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00:53:55

Ep 113 Dignity of Women Pt 3, cultural changes needed

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2025/01/14

This episode is part 3 of our 4 part series on the Dignity of Women. Listen in as our team shares St. John Paul II's suggestions for cultural changes that are necessary to help support women now that abortion on demand is no long the law of the land in all states. Please click on the link below to read the entire document from JPII, Mulieris-Dignitatem. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1988/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_19880815_mulieris-dignitatem.html

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Ep 112 Dignity of Women Pt 2.

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2025/01/07

This is the second part in our 4 part series on the Dignity of Women. In this show our team asks the question, now that the governments in some states have shifted to a "PRO LIFE" stance what does the culture have to do to catch up? Listen in as our team uses St. John Paul II's writings on the Dignity and Vocation of Women to give a renewed vision that can effect change for the better in men, women, relationships, marriage and the family.

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Ep 111 Dignity of women and the whole human race

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2024/12/31

Welcome to the 1st in our 4 part series on the dignity of women and the whole human race. In this first part of the series our team focuses on January being the Sanctity of Life month and how the on-going fight for LIFE is lived out every day at the DesOrmeaux Foundation. The Foundation has become a model for other Pro-Life communities through out Louisiana and the country. Listen in as Adele, Becki, Colby and Tom share insights on Roe V Wade and its eventual reversal in 2022.

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Ep 110 Christmas, a letter to Children from JP II

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2024/12/24

Merry Christmas to you and your family from all of us at Handbook for Humanity and the DesOrmeaux Foundation! Please enjoy this special Christmas episode as Adele, Becki and Tom share a touching letter from St. John Paul II to all the children of the world.

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Ep 109 Christmas, Epiphany and the light music brings...

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2024/12/17

Thanks for joining us for another Handbook for Humanity! Often in our lives God uses "music" to supply an epiphany for us by using simple notes on a page to move the hearts and minds of men and women. Please listen in as our team talks about the gift of music during the holiday season. Our team includes a special guest, Greg Boudreaux, of the Vigil Project who will discuss the unique and memorable traditions of celebrating the Christmas season and how music can be a light to reveal important things

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Ep 108 Christmas tradition and the inheritance of our...

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2024/12/10

In our second episode of the 2024 Christmas season we wanted to look at how St. John Paul II's teachings in Theology of the Body relate to Christmas. Listen in as Adele, Becki and Tom answer this question with insights from the Original Christmas Story as well as old traditions that have been handed down through generations.

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Ep 107 Christmas, a time to wait well.

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2024/12/03

We are back from our Thanksgiving break with a new show that starts our Holiday theme. Over the next few weeks we will be discussing how the message of Theology of the Body fits into the Christmas season and it's amazing traditions. This episode will take a look at how Christmas is a time of waiting that can prepare us for other times in our lives that require the skill to wait well.

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Thankful for all bodies

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2024/11/26

Fun wishes to you and yours

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Ep 106 Shame is not forever

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2024/11/19

We are glad you decided to join us for this show. We are continuing to discuss St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body including more on why shame came into the world. Listen in as Adele, Becki and Tom share JP II's teachings on how Adam and Eve discovered shame after losing the greatest gifts ever given to man.

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Ep 105 Bad decisions and the shame they cause

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2024/11/12

Thanks for joining us for this episode that re-visits a topic St. John Paul II mentioned earlier in our discussion of Theology of the Body, "Shame". In this section we will start unpacking how man and woman's bad decision allowed shame to enter the world and cast doubt on many of God's greatest gifts. Listen in as our team shares some of their own struggles with bad decisions and how shame can bring about positive and negative experiences.

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Ep 104 Understanding how experiences can shape our...

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2024/11/05

Thanks for joining us! As we continue to unpack St. John Paul II"s 2nd chapter in "Theology of the Body" this show looks at more of how JP II interprets Christ's appeal to the heart from the "Sermon on the Mount". Since this part of the book invites us to look more closely at our hearts we thought it would be a good idea to talk about something that helps shape our hearts, our experiences. We hope you enjoy this conversation that includes some newly recorded content on the role "human experiences"

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EP 103 Think from the HEART. How to understand the...

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2024/10/29

Thanks for joining us today for our latest edition of "Handbook for Humanity". "Adultery" is our topic as we look at St. John Paul II's 25th audience in Theology of the Body. In this audience JP II uses Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount" to explain why, when thinking of other people and looking at other people, the heart is where our thoughts should come from and not our heads.

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Ep 102 Called to something deeper. Christ Appeals to...

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2024/10/22

Thank you for spending some time with us today. We are moving back into Pope St. John Paul II's audiences as we start Chapter 2, "Christ appeals to the Human Heart. In other shows we've shared Theology of the Body is nothing new because its based on the Holy Scripture of the Bible. This beginning section of chapter 2 points directly at a Gospel event, The Sermon on the Mount. In this well known section of the Gospels JP II shares why Jesus was challenging those in attendance to search their hearts

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Ep 101 Complementarity is clear with Total Vision

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2024/10/15

Thank you for wanting to know more about our latest podcast, "Complementarity is clear with Total Vision. This show provides more details about our upcoming "Total Vision 24" event taking place at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Lafayette, LA. It also includes a section of pre-recorded material from Total Vision presenter, Brian Butler, on the topic of how Theology of the Body can help your relationships become more complementary and less competitive.

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Ep 100, 100 shows, a celebration of our most listened...

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2024/10/08

Thank you for taking time to listen to our discussions on St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body. Today's episode celebrates the accomplishment of delivering 100 podcast recordings. We would be honored if you would join us as we take a walk down memory lane unpacking key moments from our top 5 most listened to episodes. Enjoy!

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Ep 99 Total Vision invitation 2024

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2024/10/01

Thank you for spending some of your valuable time with us today! In this show we are going to take a break from our usual topics discussing St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body to share some exciting news about an upcoming TOB event. Listen in as Adele, Becki, Tom, Colby Allen and Brian Butler deliver exciting details about our 4th annual "Total Vision" seminar coming back to Acadian on October 18th and 19th. After listening to this episode you can click on the link below to register

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Ep 98 Why is going back to the beginning so important?

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2024/09/24

Hello and welcome in, we really appreciate you spending some of your valuable time with us! We have reached a milestone, today's show highlights the last part of the opening section of the Theology of the Body. This episode is on audience 23 titled, "Conclusion, an Integral Vision". In this audience JP II puts a nice bow on his inspiring gift explaining why it was so important to start with Jesus' quote," in the beginning, it was not so".

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