11. Love And Do What You Want

Written By Megan Burwell & Morgan Holliger

In this episode, Megan and Morgan touch on another topic that they claim is foundational to understanding the Theology of the Body: the nature of morality. Clarifying that the moral life cannot be reduced to a moralism or "perfectionism" that ends up making us close in on ourselves, Megan and Morgan give insight from their own journeys on the need to discover morality as something rooted in one's relationship to and dependence on God. This realization frees us from viewing morality as simply following rules for the sake of making ourselves "good". Rather, in this understanding of morality, we begin to learn how to truly love.

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Megan Burwell & Morgan Holliger

Megan Burwell received a degree in Speech Language Pathology from Bowling Green State University. Her greatest passion though, lies in learning about the human person through the teachings of the Theology of the Body. This passion brought her to Washington DC to pursue graduate studies at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for studies on Marriage and Family. Her love of working in healthcare as well as for beginning and end of life issues led her to specialize in Biotechnology and Ethics within her MA in Theology. Megan most of all loves her family, living life in community, admiring nature, and learning new and beautiful things.

After receiving her BA in English at Bowling Green State University, Morgan Holliger moved to Washington D.C. to study at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute where she obtained a Master of Theological Studies in Marriage and Family and is currently studying for her PhD. Morgan is a convert to the Catholic faith, which she largely credits to her encounter with Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body in her senior year of high school. She has been involved in ministry since college, most notably serving as a co-host alongside Megan Burwell of a young adult group in Bowling Green, OH entitled "TOB Tuesday", which focused on studying the themes of the Theology of the Body. In her free time, Morgan loves music and singing, cooking and good conversations with friends.

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