Name: Theology of the Body Conference
Start: 2024-09-13T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-14T15:00:00-04:00
Location: St Joseph's Catholic Church

Join us for a deep dive into the Theology of the Body at our upcoming conference !
About this Event

Theology of the Body was written by Saint Pope John Paul II and was taught in over 100+ papal audiences. Theology of the Body states "The body, in fact, and only the body, is capable of making visible what is invisible: the spiritual and divine. It has been created to transfer into the visible reality of the world the mystery hidden from eternity in God, and thus to be a sign of it. (TOB 19:4)".
Join us in English and Spanish as Bill Donaghy, Gustavo Mejia, and Marco & Ania Casanova introduce and reflect on this beautiful and robust teaching.

Presenters:

Bill Donaghy - Senior Lecturer and Content Specialist, Theology of the Body Institute
Having worked in mission, evangelization, and education since the early 1990s, Bill joined faculty of the TOB Institute in 2010 and became a full-time member of the team as content specialist in 2013. With a background in visual arts, philosophy, and systematic theology, he has given talks and retreats to bishops, priests, deacons, religious, and the lay faithful throughout the country and internationally. Bill is the co-author with Chris Stefanick of the popular program RISE: 30 Day Challenge for Men and is a proud husband and father of four.

Gustavo Mejia,LMHC - Founder, OneBodySpiritMind Project
Gustavo is a professor of the Theology of the Body at SEPI (South Eastern Pastoral Institute) and founder of the OneBodySpiritMind project, an evangelization project dedicated to spreading the teachings of Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body to Hispanic communities around the world. Through the One Body Spirit Mind Project, he visits different dioceses in the southeast of the country to help train and evangelize in the spreading of the great message of the Theology of the body to Spanish Speakers. Gustavo earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from St. John Vianney College Seminary and his Master's in Psychology from Albizu University. He has been a youth minister for seven years at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Miami Beach, Fl, and currently works with the broadcast channel Maria Vision delivering the message of the Theology of the Body in the program En el Principio no era asi. (In the beginning, it was not like this) to various countries in Latin America. He has done programs with EWTN, Radio Paz, and other Catholic stations as well.