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Detroit Area Day of Romance

Charlie & Dairdre McGlothlin

Theology of the Body – Discovering God’s Glorious Plan for Your Life!

Theology of the Body is the working title Pope John Paul II gave to 129 short talks he delivered between September 1979 and November 1984. This body of knowledge has been called “one of the boldest reconfigurations of Catholic theology in centuries,” according to the Pope’s biographer, George Weigel. According to Christopher West, author and much sought after speaker on this subject, Theology of the Body is a biblical reflection on the meaning of the body, sex, and marital love and goes on to address some of the most fundamental and important questions of human existence to include:

• Why were we created male and female?
• Where do we come from and why?
• What is the meaning of life? How do we experience it?
• Why is there evil in the world and how do we overcome it?

On October 21, 2006, thirty-six ME couples from the Greater Detroit and Lansing, Michigan Areas attended a Day of Romance hosted by Detroit’s Oakland Zone of WWME to participate in a four-part Theology of the Body seminar presented, via DVD, by Christopher West. Drawing on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, Christopher shared God’s original plan for marriage and sexuality and how an understanding of this plan gives profound meaning to all our lives – married, single, and consecrated celibates. Lindsey & Kelly Luttinen of the Detroit Area facilitated the seminar by playing DVD segments followed by discussion, 10 & 10 reflection, and group sharing.

Group listens to a presentation

The Day of Romance ended with a beautiful celebration of the Mass by Fr. Bob Weakley of St. Michael Church in Southfield, Michigan. Parishioners of St. Michael extended a special blessing on the WWME couples at the conclusion of Mass. The day was a true enrichment for all in attendance. David & Jane Dewald, Greater Detroit Area Leaders, summed up the experience nicely as follows, “We left the day with so much to think about. We never realized there was so much involved in God's true plan for us and the world! We had taken so much for granted. This was one of those enrichments that will stay with you the rest of your life.”

Mass at St. Michael Church

Article authors Charles & Dairdre McGlothlin

WWME Sign in front of the retreat site

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