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Christopher West's Articles

Christopher West has written numerous articles for publications such as Catholic World Report, Envoy, This Rock, Lay Witness, The National Catholic Register, Inside the Vatican, Priests & People, and Family Foundations. Below is a sampling of some of his articles.

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Body Language
Click on the title below to read Christopher's newest article from his column, "Body Language", a twice-a-month commentary on the intersection of faith, sex and culture. "Body Language" is a syndicated column for the Catholic press. If you are interested in carrying "Body Language" in your publication, or wish to inquire about a free trial run, please contact Bill Howard from the Colorado Catholic Herald at editor@coloradocatholicherald.com or 719-866-6451. If you are not associated with the press and would like to see this column in your local publication please contact your diocesan newspaper.
September 14, 2007 Catholic Call-to-Arms: Defend the Splendor of Sexual Love!	September 28, 2007 The Theology of the Body is for Every-body!
August 10, 2007 Mary's Assumption and the Destiny of the Human Body	August 24, 2007 Love is "Strong as Death": Final Thoughts on the Song of Songs
July 13, 2007 Reflections on the Song of Songs, Part III	July 27, 2007 Reflections on the Song of Songs, Part IV
June 8, 2007 Reflections on the Song of Songs, Part I	June 22, 2007 Reflections on the Song of Songs, Part II
May 11, 2007 Lessons from Spiderman 3	May 25, 2007 New Pill Turns Women into Men... Sort of
April 6, 2007 Christ's Spousal Gift on the Cross	April 27, 2007 Are Condoms the World's Cure-All?
March 16, 2007 Nursing a Sexually Wounded Culture	March 23, 2007 Purity Has Become a Dirty Word
February 7, 2007 Truthophobia	February 22, 2007 Is Bono Singing the Theology of the Body
January 12, 2007 Authentic Art vs. Pornography	January 29, 2007 The Children of Men: A New Movie Looks at the Consequences of Sterile Sex
December 8, 2006 Born of a Woman	December 22, 2006 Apocalypto: Violence and Hope
November 10, 2006 Hugh Hefner's Longing for Love	November 24, 2006 "Yoda-ism:" An Ancient Heresy in New Clothes
October 13, 2006 A Pure Way of Looking at Others, Part I	October 27, 2006 A Pure Way of Looking at Others, Part II
September 8, 2006 An Open Letter to Sarah, the 29 Year-Old Virgin	October 2, 2006 Amish Shooting: Wages of the Culture of Death
August 10, 2006 God, Sex, and Bono	August 25, 2006 Freedom From the Law
July 14, 2006 Natural Family Planning Awareness Week	July 28, 2006 Reclaiming what the devil has plagiarized
June 9, 2006 Love's Irresistable Promise of Happiness	June 23, 2006 From the Sublime to the Ridiculous & Back Again
May 12, 2006 Reflections on the Body, the Ascension and Pentecost	May 26, 2006 New York Times & the "Contra-Contraception Movement"
April 14, 2006 How Should Catholics Respond to the "Vagina Monologues"?	April 28, 2006 The Resurrection of Our Bodies
March 10, 2006 Restoring Virginity with Surgery or with Grace	March 24, 2006 What Makes the Body Theological?
February 10, 2006 A Message from Catholic Teaching: Christians Don't Value Sex Enough	February 24, 2006 A Lenten Reflection on Sin and Mercy
January 13, 2006 Sharon Marries Cindy... the Dolphin	January 27, 2006 The Meeting of Eros and Agape in Benedict XVI's First Encyclical
December 2, 2005 Sex, Heaven, and Priestly Celibacy: A Response to Steven and Cokie Roberts	December 16, 2005 Of Birds, Bees, and Human Beings
November 18, 2005 Why Do Men Look at Porn? Oprah Viewers Want to Know

Articles on the Theology of the Body
What is the Theology of the Body & Why is it Changing so Many Lives? Article 1	A Basic Theology of Marriage Article 2
The Theology of the Body & The New Evangelization Article 3	God, Sex, & Babies: What the Church Really Teaches about Responsible Parenthood Article 4
A Response to Luke Timothy Johnson's Critique of John Paul II's "Disembodied" Theology of the Body Article 5	John Paul II's Theology of the Body: Key to an Authentic Marital & Family Spirituality Article 6
In-Vitro Fertilization and the Hermeneutic of the Gift Article 7	Celibacy for the Kingdom & the Fulfillment of Human Sexuality Article 8
Interview Article 9	Attraction to Infinity: A Review of God at the Ritz Article 10
Celibacy: A Paper Delivered at the Institute for Priestly Formation 6th Annual Symposium held at St. Vincent DePaul Seminary, FL March 16, 2007 Article 11	Theology of the Body: A Compelling, Bold, Biblical Response to the Sexual Revolution - Cover Story in Breakpoint (Jan/Feb 2007 edition) Article 12