The Body
The Pilgrim Soul
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The Denial of Your Body Asceticism and Fasting
Adriana: I think there's this real mannequin notion that like people still bring into the church that we like hate matter and that's why we promote asceticism because the body is bad. Adriana: My clearest example right now is still chastity I don't do a lot of like ascetic fasting in pregnancy but living natural family planning with my husband does involve periods of abstinence. She says she thinks it helps us to gaze at Christ and remind us that those vows were for him he's the bride groom and to live to participate in the celibacy of the priesthood and religious life not in the fullness of coursebut it is a glimpse at that
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