Frank Answers About Embodied Theology
A few years ago I was contacted by a European Catholic priest who is a member of a religious order and a writer on spirituality. His email included questions to…
A few years ago I was contacted by a European Catholic priest who is a member of a religious order and a writer on spirituality. His email included questions to…
Question: I’ve been interested in doing yoga and have tried it a few times. How did you get into yoga? What attracted you to it? The classes seem to be…
My question to myself (and to any who might answer in a comment): Is it appropriate to display nude art in places of Christian worship? The above scene greeted me…
Question: What do you make of the “beloved disciple” in the New Testament? Is it possible that Jesus and John had a, let us say, very “intimate" relationship? Or, to…
It's not surprising that I received several questions about masturbation during the years of the COVID pandemic. Solo sex was promoted by health agencies like the Mayo Clinic as a…
Question: I was intrigued by your example of embodied prayer in your blog article “About Masturbation and Prayer.” Did you get this idea from someplace or did you make it up? There…
This was a question I answered in the Frank Answers on the Immanuel Lutheran Church web site in 2013, the year I retired. I felt that the church needed to…
Question: I’m 16 and sometimes when I go to Mass and look at the large crucifix I get an erection. Today at Mass, my mind was wandering during the homily…
Question: I've heard about naked yoga. I don't think it's something I could do. Apart from an opportunity for social nudity, all the other benefits I heard mentioned, like greater freedom…
Question: I’ve been practicing meditation in the morning. I find it comfortable to sit in my underwear, but I’ve been thinking about meditating while naked. This is a new idea…