by Monica Ashour | Jan 12, 2022 | by Monica Ashour, Catholic Life, TOBET Blog
One of my dearest friends knows that I try to grow in self-understanding by continuing to see my faults, weaknesses, and sins…and “walk away” from them toward the path of virtue and holiness. That’s why she sent me a gift called “Self-Authoring,” a guided reflection...
by Monica Ashour | Dec 8, 2021 | by Monica Ashour, Catholic Life, TOBET Blog
As we begin the new Liturgical Year (which always points us to eternity), a central concept in the Theology of the Body comes to mind: Gift. “All of creation is to be received as a gift.” Notice the word received. Not just some things but everything is to be received...
by Monica Ashour | Oct 27, 2021 | by Monica Ashour, Catholic Life, Saints and Holy People, TOBET Blog
As Halloween approaches, I think about candy and haunted houses, Trick or Treat and the color orange, spooky decorations, and the World Series. But perhaps I need to be reminded that Halloween originated as a celebration of All Hallow’s Eve, the day before we...
by Monica Ashour | Sep 29, 2021 | by Monica Ashour, Catholic Life, TOBET Blog
From The Body and Reverence.Illustrated by Gary Undercuffler When I was a teenager, I worked 70 hours a week during the summer at Continental Grain Company in Ft. Worth so that I was able to pay my way through Nolan Catholic High School. At Continental Grain, I became...
by Monica Ashour | Nov 13, 2020 | by Monica Ashour, TOBET, TOBET Blog
Just in time for Christmas, TOBET is releasing another storybook entitled Happy and Whole. Author Amy Dedman shares delight in God’s design of the human body with much humor, for pre-school through kindergarten children. When I read Happy and Whole to my special...
