{"id":1356,"date":"2019-10-30T18:36:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T18:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2019-11-30T18:48:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T18:48:42","slug":"west-christopher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/media\/podcasts-vlogs\/the-healing-and-peace-show-with-thomas-schmierer-lmft-catholic-therapist\/guests\/west-christopher\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Profile: Christopher West"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/west-christopher-official-mug-portrait-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/west-christopher-official-mug-portrait-2019.jpg 601w, https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/west-christopher-official-mug-portrait-2019-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Christopher West is a proud husband and father of five. As President of the Theology of the Body Institute, he leads an international apostolate spreading St. John Paul II\u2019s life-transforming teaching through graduate level courses, on-site speaker programs, clergy enrichment training, and an online global community dedicated to ongoing formation. Beyond teaching for the Institute since 2004, West has served on the faculties of St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver; the Institute for Priestly Formation in Omaha; the St. Therese Institute of Faith and Mission in Bruno, Saskatchewan, Canada; and as a visiting professor of the John Paul II Institute in Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West is the author of more than a dozen best-selling books,\nincluding <em>Word Made Flesh: A Companion to\nthe Sunday Readings<\/em>; <em>Theology of the\nBody Explained<\/em>; <em>Theology of the Body\nfor Beginners<\/em>; <em>Good News about Sex\n&amp; Marriage<\/em>; and <em>Love Is Patient\n(But I&#8217;m Not)<\/em>. He has also authored numerous video and audio programs,\ncohosts the popular podcast <em>Ask\nChristopher West<\/em> with his wife Wendy, and his work has been featured in <em>The New York Times<\/em>, on ABC News, Fox\nNews, MSNBC, and in countless Catholic and evangelical media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episodes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/media\/podcasts-vlogs\/the-healing-and-peace-show-with-thomas-schmierer-lmft-catholic-therapist\/003-sexual-starvation-to-satiety-christopher-west\/\">003: Sexual Starvation to Satiety<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher West is a proud husband and father of five. As President of the Theology of the Body Institute, he leads an international apostolate spreading St. John Paul II\u2019s life-transforming teaching through graduate level courses, on-site speaker programs, clergy enrichment training, and an online global community dedicated to ongoing formation. 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