Word Made Fresh

Theology of the Body Institute
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Welcome to Word Made Fresh, where Dr. Christopher West, Bill Donaghy, and Mike Mangione dive into art, poetry, music, stories, and everyday moments to reveal the sacramentality of reality. No script. No filters. Just a conversation that keeps surprising even them.

  1. 2d ago

    Why That Emptiness Feeling Is Exactly Where You Need to Be. | WMF24

    Why do we still feel empty after getting the things we thought would make us happy? Why do we keep reaching for more... more pleasure, more success, more distraction. Only to find that the ache is still there?In this conversation, we talk about the strange hunger inside us that nothing in this world seems quite big enough to satisfy. We get into art, addiction, attention, desire, and the ways we numb ourselves when the longing becomes uncomfortable. We also revisit Glen Hansard, Anne Sexton, and the surprising ways music, creativity, suffering, and beauty can point us toward something deeper.Sometimes the ache isn't the problem. Maybe it's telling us what we're made for. 🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates 📩 Send us your art & questions: wmf@tobinstitute.org  Christopher West: 📸⁠ Instagram⁠ 🔵 ⁠Facebook⁠ 🎤 ⁠Ask Christopher West Podcast⁠ Mike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube  📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 🎸 ⁠Mike's website⁠ 🗺️ ⁠Mike's tour⁠ Bill Donaghy: 📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ Theology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 ⁠3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB⁠ 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ ⁠Support us & get access to leading TOB formation⁠ 📚 ⁠Course schedule⁠ 🏔️ ⁠Pilgrimages⁠ 🛍️ ⁠Store⁠

    Why That Emptiness Feeling Is Exactly Where You Need to Be. | WMF24

  2. Aug 18

    The Brutal Pain Of Making People Laugh |WMF23

    Why are some of the funniest people also some of the most wounded?In this episode, we talk about the strange connection between suffering, vulnerability, and laughter—from Martin Short facing the death of his daughter, to Chris Farley turning his own awkwardness and vulnerability into comedy, to the simple, almost mysterious experience of making someone laugh. We explore why humor can loosen something in us, break through our masks, and give us a safe way to acknowledge things that are actually painful.Maybe the people who make us laugh aren’t simply telling jokes. Maybe they’re giving us permission to be human. 🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links:  🎵 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/45zfXd4tSlqoQQObSCLkwy?si=i1fda-9KSPe7hfP9QzYD4w 🎧 Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/word-made-fresh/id1846137904 📍 Tour Dates: https://tobinstitute.org/live-events/ 📩 Send us your art & questions: wmf@tobinstitute.org  Christopher West: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cwestofficial/ 🔵 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cwestofficial 🎤 Ask Christopher West Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dCkL6l7ogGgbNiqMf7K65?si=d39f694c9eb7486a Mike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mikemangione/promised-land 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mangionemusic/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mikemangione 🎸 Mike's website: https://www.mikemangione.com/ Bill Donaghy: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewayofwonderofficial/ Theology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB: https://www.tobforfree.com/ 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ Support us & get access to leading TOB formation: https://www.tobpatron.com/ 📚 Course schedule: https://tobinstitute.org/programs/tobi-schedule/ 🏔️ Pilgrimages: http://tobpilgrimages.com/ 🛍️ Store https://shop.corproject.com/

    The Brutal Pain Of Making People Laugh |WMF23

  3. Aug 4

    Why Your Spouse Doesn't Want Sex (It's Not What You Think) | WMF22

    What do you do when one spouse longs for sexual intimacy and the other no longer seems interested? In this conversation, we take a step back and ask a deeper question: What if the problem isn’t simply sex? What if we’ve reduced intimacy to something that happens in the bedroom while neglecting the attentiveness, presence, communication, tenderness, and trust that allow two people to truly open themselves to one another? From a newlywed disagreement over “good bread” to the simple wisdom of not putting the cart before the horse, we explore why couples often misunderstand each other and how learning to enter the deeper places of the heart can change the way we love. 🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates 📩 Send us your art & questions: wmf@tobinstitute.org  Christopher West: 📸⁠ Instagram⁠ 🔵 ⁠Facebook⁠ 🎤 ⁠Ask Christopher West Podcast⁠ Mike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube  📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 🎸 ⁠Mike's website⁠ 🗺️ ⁠Mike's tour⁠ Bill Donaghy: 📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ Theology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 ⁠3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB⁠ 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ ⁠Support us & get access to leading TOB formation⁠ 📚 ⁠Course schedule⁠ 🏔️ ⁠Pilgrimages⁠ 🛍️ ⁠Store⁠

    Why Your Spouse Doesn't Want Sex (It's Not What You Think) | WMF22

  4. Jul 21

    They Said We're Preaching Heresy... Here's Our Response. | WMF21

    A listener challenged us with a serious accusation: Have we spent so much time talking about marriage and sexuality that we've lost sight of the Church's call to holiness and celibacy? Rather than dismiss the criticism, we slow down and ask what truth might be hidden within it. Together we wrestle with the reality of lust, the fear many Christians carry about sexuality, and the astonishing claim of St. John Paul II that the human body reveals a "great mystery." If you've ever wondered whether holiness means escaping your humanity, or allowing Christ to redeem it, this conversation is for you. 🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates 📩 Send us your art & questions: wmf@tobinstitute.org  Christopher West: 📸⁠ Instagram⁠ 🔵 ⁠Facebook⁠ 🎤 ⁠Ask Christopher West Podcast⁠ Mike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube  📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 🎸 ⁠Mike's website⁠ 🗺️ ⁠Mike's tour⁠ Bill Donaghy: 📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ Theology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 ⁠3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB⁠ 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ ⁠Support us & get access to leading TOB formation⁠ 📚 ⁠Course schedule⁠ 🏔️ ⁠Pilgrimages⁠ 🛍️ ⁠Store⁠

    They Said We're Preaching Heresy... Here's Our Response. | WMF21

  5. Jul 7

    Why God Chose a Womb (And Why It Changes Everything) | WMF20

    What if one of the greatest obstacles to faith isn't doubt, but the way we see our own bodies?This conversation began with a piece of artwork depicting Christ in the womb, but it quickly became something much deeper. Christopher, Bill, and Mike explore why the Incarnation is far more radical than most of us realize, how one surprising biological fact led to a six-month prayer journey, and why recovering a sense of awe for the human body changes the way we understand Christmas, the Eucharist, aging, death, and ultimately what it means to be human.Perhaps the journey home begins where every human life began. THE TRUTH AND THE LIE book pre-order 🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates 📩 Send us your art & questions: wmf@tobinstitute.org  Christopher West: 📸⁠ Instagram⁠ 🔵 ⁠Facebook⁠ 🎤 ⁠Ask Christopher West Podcast⁠ Mike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube  📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 🎸 ⁠Mike's website⁠ 🗺️ ⁠Mike's tour⁠ Bill Donaghy: 📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ Theology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 ⁠3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB⁠ 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ ⁠Support us & get access to leading TOB formation⁠ 📚 ⁠Course schedule⁠ 🏔️ ⁠Pilgrimages⁠ 🛍️ ⁠Store⁠

    Why God Chose a Womb (And Why It Changes Everything) | WMF20

  6. Jun 23

    "My Wife Doesn't Do It For Me Anymore"??? | WMF19

    A month after getting married, Juan shares the biggest lesson he's learned so far: your spouse is a gift—but they're not God. That sparks a conversation about one of the deepest struggles in every marriage and every human heart. Why do the people and things we love most awaken desires they can never fully satisfy? What do we really mean when we say, "My wife doesn't do it for me anymore"? And why does disappointment so often turn into resentment? From marriage and desire to C.S. Lewis, John Paul II, and the ache for infinite happiness, this episode explores the longing beneath every longing—and where it ultimately leads.

    "My Wife Doesn't Do It For Me Anymore"??? | WMF19

  7. Jun 9

    The Hidden Wound Every Manosphere Guru Exploits | WMF18

    Every boy desires to become a man. But what happens when authentic models of masculinity are missing?In this episode, we unpack the rise of the manosphere, the deep wounds many young men are carrying, and why so many influencers are gaining traction by speaking to those wounds. Are they offering genuine healing—or simply monetizing male insecurity? Along the way, we explore fatherhood, the need for masculine affirmation, the difference between strength and domination, and what it really means to become a man. Drawing on Theology of the Body, personal stories, and a fascinating documentary, this conversation gets to the heart of a question every man, and every parent of boys, must face: who is teaching our sons what it means to be men? 🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates 📩 Send us your art & questions: wmf@tobinstitute.org  Christopher West: 📸⁠ Instagram⁠ 🔵 ⁠Facebook⁠ 🎤 ⁠Ask Christopher West Podcast⁠ Mike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube  📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 🎸 ⁠Mike's website⁠ 🗺️ ⁠Mike's tour⁠ Bill Donaghy: 📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ Theology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 ⁠3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB⁠ 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ ⁠Support us & get access to leading TOB formation⁠ 📚 ⁠Course schedule⁠ 🏔️ ⁠Pilgrimages⁠ 🛍️ ⁠Store⁠

    The Hidden Wound Every Manosphere Guru Exploits | WMF18

  8. Jun 2

    LIVE: 2 Theologians & 1 Artist Walk Into a Bar... to Discuss MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS

    Join Christopher, Bill and Mike as they dive into the profound themes of the newly released papal encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. In this insightful discussion, the team explores the tension between building a digital 'Tower of Babel' versus the human-centered approach of rebuilding the 'walls of Jerusalem.' They analyze how to maintain the dignity of the human person in the age of Artificial Intelligence, emphasizing the importance of embodied experience, the incarnation, and the pursuit of truth, beauty, and goodness. 📔 THE TRUTH AND THE LIE book pre-order 🎙️ Word Made Fresh Links: 🎵 Listen WMF on Spotify 📍 Tour Dates  Christopher West: 📸⁠ Instagram⁠ 🔵 ⁠Facebook⁠ 🎤 ⁠Ask Christopher West Podcast⁠ Mike Mangione: 🎵 Mike's Music ▶️ YouTube  📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 🎸 ⁠Mike's website⁠ 🗺️ ⁠Mike's tour⁠ Bill Donaghy: 📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ Theology of the Body Institute Resources: 🔥 ⁠3 FREE sessions of our flagship course on the TOB⁠ 💬 Text TOB to (404) 647-7682 ⚡️ ⁠Support us & get access to leading TOB formation⁠ 📚 ⁠Course schedule⁠ 🏔️ ⁠Pilgrimages⁠ 🛍️ ⁠Store⁠

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Welcome to Word Made Fresh, where Dr. Christopher West, Bill Donaghy, and Mike Mangione dive into art, poetry, music, stories, and everyday moments to reveal the sacramentality of reality. No script. No filters. Just a conversation that keeps surprising even them.

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  • Creator
    Theology of the Body Institute
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Theology of the Body Institute
  • Show Website
    Word Made Fresh

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