Theology of the Body

8th GRADE RESOURCES

Introduction

1. Theology of the Body Learning Targets (PDF)
2. Theology of the Body parent letter (PDF)
3. Introducing The Theology of the Body Keynote (PDF), Introducing The Theology of the Body class notes (PDF)
4. JP2’s 129 Wednesday Audiences (web link)
5. Pope John Paul II by Chris Stefanick (video web link)
6. TOB Class Notes – All Chapters (PDF)

Chapter 1 – Who am I? Discovering My True Identity

1. TOB HW Pages 5-8 (PDF)
2. Animals vs. Humans Keynote (PDF)
3. Chain of Being (PDF)
4. TOB Chapter 1 Class Notes worksheet (PDF), TOB Class Notes Chapter 1 (PDF)
5. TOB Chapter 1 Animals-Humans and Chapter 3 class notes (PDF)

Chapter 2 – Our Story: God’s Plan, Human Sin, Jesus’ Love

1. TOB Chapter 2 & 3 Class Notes worksheet (PDF), TOB Class Notes Chapter 2 (PDF)

Chapter 3 – Me, Myself, and I: Body and Soul

1. TOB Chapter 2 & 3 Class Notes worksheet (PDF), TOB Class Notes Chapter 3 (PDF)

Chapter 4 – How Should I Act?

1. TOB Chapter 4 Class Notes worksheet (PDF)
2. Be a Saint 24-7 (PDF)
3. TOB Class Notes Chapter 4 (PDF)
4. TOB – Plan to Be a Saint worksheet (PDF), TOB – Plan to Be a Saint ALL INFO(PDF)
5. Spiderman Prayer Chair (PDF)

Chapter 5 – Sex, Love, and Chastity

1. TOB Chapter 5 Class Notes worksheet (PDF), TOB Class Notes Chapter 5 (PDF)
2. TOB HW Pages 50-53 (PDF)
3. Complementarity Keynote (PDF), Some Differences between Men and Women – Class Notes (PDF)
4. Jason Evert Quote (PDF)
5. TOB Class Notes – Marriage Vows (PDF), Catholic Wedding Vows (PDF), The Meaning of the Marriage Vows (PDF)
6. Five Minute Faith – Annulments Explained (video web link), The Difference between an Annulment and a Divorce (PDF)
7. TOBPages58-61 (Word doc)
8. TOB Class Notes – STDs & The Purity Ladder (PDF)
9. Basic Info on STDs (PDF), Purity Ladder Notes and Examples (PDF)
10. Purity Ladder Examples (PDF)
11. Rodney Atkins – Cleaning this Gun (song clip) (video web link)
12. Buick Car Commercial (video web link)
13. TOB Class Notes Chapter 5 (PDF)

Chapter 6 – To Use or Not to Use? That is the Question: The Opposite of Love

1. Blimey Cow – “Like” vs. “Love” (video web link)
2. Bromance, Pizza, & Your Mom – Fr. Mike Schmitz (video web link)
3. Frozen – Olaf Explains What Love Is (video web link)
4. St. Thomas Aquinas’ definition of love (PDF)
5. TOBPages71-75 (Word doc)
6. TOB Class Notes Chapter 6 (PDF)

1. TOB Pick 4 – ROUND 1 worksheet (PDF)
2. 5 Ways to Tell if You are in Love (PDF)
3. Ache of Singlehood (video web link)
4. Friendship and Dating (video web link)
5. Marriage 101 (video web link)
6. Modesty is Annoying (PDF)
7. Power of Prayer (PDF)
8. Practical Advice for a Pure Life (PDF)
9. The Dump Him List (video web link)
10. The Natural Progression of a Relationship (video web link)
11. The Pure Life #1 – What’s Love? (audio-video web link)
12. The Pure Life #9 – Are You a Date or a Soul Mate? (audio-video web link)
13. The Thing I Couldn’t Stand about Modesty Talks (video web link)
14. What is Love? (video web link)

1. TOB Pick 4 – ROUND 2 worksheet (PDF)
2. “Save the Kiss” Challenge (PDF)
3. 3 Reasons I’m Waiting Til’ Marriage (PDF)
4. A 3rd Option for Homosexuality (video web link)
5. Bruce Jenner and the Transgender Question (video web link)
6. Homosexuality and Holiness (video web link)
7. How Far is Too Far? – Jackie Francois Angel (video web link)
8. How Far is Too Far? – Jason Evert (video web link)
9. How to Quit Porn (video web link)
10. I Used to be 35 Pounds Lighter Than I am Today (PDF)
11. I Wish I Knew the Value of a Kiss (PDF)
12. It’s Not Too Late (video web link)
13. Love and Same-Sex Attraction (clip) (video web link)
14. Pornography and the Walking Dead (PDF)
15. The History of Porn and the Anti-Porn Movement (video web link)
16. The Pure Life #2 – Media Lies (audio-video web link)

Chapter 7 – Vocation: God’s Call, My Response

1. TOB HW Vocations (PDF)
2. How to Discern by Fr. Mike Schmitz – Video Notes (PDF), Fr. Mike Schmitz – How to Discern (video web link)
3. Blimey Cow – “Oh No! I’m Single! I’m Going to Die!” (video web link)
4. TOB Class Notes Chapter 7 (PDF)

1. Mundelein Seminary – The Calling (video web link)
2. Final Vows – Sr. Kate O’Leary & Sr. Alicia Torres (video web link)
3. Into Great Silence Trailer (video web link), Monastery Life Isn’t for the Weak (PDF)

1. WhereIsGodCallingME (boys edition) (Word doc), WhereIsGodCallingME (girls edition) (Word doc)
2. If It Weren’t for God, You’d Have Ended up in Jail (PDF)
3. FOLLOW ME, Episode I: Chase Hilgenbrinck (video web link)
4. The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia – Promo (video web link)
5. Sr. Veronica Marie on Joy – Imagine Sisters (video web link)
6. Picture of The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia (Nashville, TN) (PDF)
7. What You Need to Know About 9 of the Most Important Religious Orders (PDF)

1. Fr. Barron comments on Mother Teresa and her Sisters (video web link)
2. Fishers of Men (video web link)
3. I Will Follow – Fr. Mike Schmitz and Fr. Josh Johnson (video web link)

Chapter 8 – Hope and Future: Daily Living Out the Language of the Body

1. Chastity Commitment Cards Instructions (PDF), Chastity Commitment Cards printable template (PDF)
2. A Surprise and a Pure Love Promise (video web link)
3. To Whom It May Concern (PDF)
4. For Girls – How to Write a Love Letter (to your future husband) (PDF)
5. For Guys – It’s Worth the Fight (PDF)
6. Dear Future Spouse Instructions (PDF), Example Letter 1 (PDF), Letter 2 (PDF), Letter 3 (PDF), Letter 4 (PDF)
7. 10 Important Tips for Those Who Marry (PDF)

Conclusion

1. The Theology of the Body Test Study Guide (PDF)
2. Theology of the Body Crossword Puzzle (PDF)
3. TheologyoftheBodyC-a-T (Word doc)

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HIGH SCHOOL RESOURCES

2. Romance without Regret (audio talk)
3. RomancewithoutRegret1-2 (Word doc), RomancewithoutRegret3-4 (Word doc)
4. NFP – Fertility Cycle Picture (PDF)
5. STD Info (PDF)
6. PickandChooseQ&A – boys’ version (Word doc), PickandChooseQ&A – girls’ version (Word doc)
7. Theology of the Body Study Guide (completed) (PDF)
8. Who are YOU? (video web link)
9. www.ChastityProject.com (web link)

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EXTRA

1. Why God Gave Us Bodies – Fr. Mike Schmitz (video web link)
2. These Beautiful Bones (video web link)
3. The Story of the Lizard of Lust – By C.S. Lewis (audio web link)
4. Catholic Bro Code – How to Ask a Girl Out on a Date (video web link)
5. Fireproof movie trailer (video web link), The Love Dare (from the movie Fireproof) (PDF)
6. por*nog*ra*phy (the guys) (video web link)
7. por*nog*ra*phy (the girls) (video web link)
8. Sophia Sketchpad: Marriage (video web link)
9. Love is an Ability – Fr. Mike Schmitz (video web link)
10. Porn and the Curse of Sexual Freedom – Bishop Barron (video web link)
11. Leah Darrow on Faith and Sexuality (video web link)
12. Dating: It’s (Not) Complicated – Jason Evert (video web link)
13. Women, Don’t Date Your Imagination – Jason Evert (video web link)
14. Homosexuality and the Catholic Church – Jason Evert (video web link)
15. Love and Same-Sex Attraction – Fr. Mike Schmitz (video web link)
16. Love and Same-Sex Attraction – Mary Bielski (video web link)
17. Homosexuality, Gay Marriage, and Holiness – Jason Evert (video web link)
18. What No One is Saying About Saving Yourself for Marriage – Emily Wilson (video web link)
19. Bromance, Pizza, and Your Mom – Fr. Mike Schmitz (video web link)

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