The Body is the Alphabet of the Soul

The importance of the flesh in a proper spirituality of the Incarnation, Eucharist, and Marriage

“Scenes from the Life of Joachim, Meeting at the Golden Gate” (detail), Giotto di Bondone, 1304-6, Cappella Scrovegni, Padua (source)

As men and women, we are uniquely placed at an intersection between material and immaterial aspects of reality. We face and form a crossing point at the center of the universe, a point where matter and spirit are fused in …