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Jessica Ptomey

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Jessica Ptomey is a Catholic convert, wife, mom, writer, Communications scholar, and homeschooler. She blogs at jessicaptomey.com and CatholicMom.com, writing about various topics relevant to living intentional lives of faith, communication, and education. Jessica holds a B.A. in Communications from Bryan College (Dayton, TN) and an M.A. in Journalism and Ph.D. in Communication Studies from Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA). She teaches as an online adjunct professor of Communication at Liberty University, and her inter-faith dialogue research has been published in the Journal of Communication and Religion (JCR). She is also the co-host with her husband Mike of The Catholic Reading Challenge podcast. Jessica lives with her husband and ...more

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Jessica Ptomey I'm thinking through some projects that involve "embodiment" in other contexts, particularly education. I think our Catholic educational institutions …moreI'm thinking through some projects that involve "embodiment" in other contexts, particularly education. I think our Catholic educational institutions need to be revitalized and reconstructed. Many of the concepts of embodiment that I discuss in Home in the Church need to be realized in the philosophy, methodology, and culture of our Catholic schools. (less)

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Jessica Ptomey I try to write faithfully...at some point inspiration comes. I can't really take too much credit for that, but I can take some credit for just being f…moreI try to write faithfully...at some point inspiration comes. I can't really take too much credit for that, but I can take some credit for just being faithful; and I can keep showing up. (less)

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Home in the Church: Living an Embodied Catholic Faith

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Faith Formation Series: What are “Living Ideas”?

Our last post left off acknowledging the natural and vital relationship between living ideas and habits in faith formation. We discussed how this natural relationship involves both inspiring children with the living ideas of Catholic truth, and building spiritual habits that put those living ideas into practice in their daily lives. If you are jumping […]

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