Word Made Flesh

One of the most influential and fastest-growing movementsin the Church today is centered on St. John Paul IIs Theologyof the Body (TOB), of whose teachings Christopher West is thepreeminent translator for a popular audience. In Word MadeFlesh (Cycle A), West offers reflections on an entire cycle ofSunday Mass readings through the lens of TOB, providing afresh way to process and act on the Good News by orientingour desires for union with God with our understanding ofourselves and our relationships with others.St. John Paul IIs Theology of the Body is most often framed asan extended catechesis on human sexuality and married love.West takes us on a tour of the Sunday readings throughout theliturgical year and opens their hidden meaning, allowing Godsword to take flesh in our own lives.In a clearly written introduction, Christopher West providesa primer on TOBan overview of its main teachings and anexplanation of how these teachings brilliantly illuminate thewhole story of salvation from Genesis to Revelation.In Word Made Flesh, West offers distinctive reflections on all fiftytwoSunday readings from the first Sunday of Advent throughChrist the King Sunday. The reflections naturally and deeplyconnect with the human experience of living with body and soulin the world while also contemplating the nature of the glorifiedbody in the eternal kingdom to come.The material in Word Made Flesh can be used as a weeklydevotional, as preparation for Sunday Mass, or to aid priests ordeacons in preparing their homilies. Word Made Flesh (Cycle B)will be released for Advent 2020.Christopher West