“Sexual Wisdom” – a summary
Dr. RICHARD WETZEL, M.D. PART I: Introductory chapter The sexual revolution promised to give people greater freedom and joy in their sex lives yet has resulted in widespread, distressing consequences including increasing illegitimacy, record levels of sexually transmitted diseases, the legitimization and spread of dehumanizing pornography, evidence of greater hostility between the sexes (such as […]
Proposing Courtship
AMY A. KASS & LEON R. KASS By holding back the satisfaction of sexual desire, courtship uses the energy of romantic attraction to foster salutary illusions that encourage admiration and devotion; functioning as ideals, they in turn inspire conduct worthy of admiration and devotion. Anyone interested in improving relations between men and women today and […]
Prophylactics or Family Values?
MSGR. SUAUDEAU In the area of HIV/AIDS, we have treated man as if he were an animal being treated by a veterinarian, forgetting all the energies he can bring to bear when he is convinced that it is worthwhile acting for something necessary. Just as Malthus was mistaken in his projections because he had not […]
Pope Encourages Catholics to Have Large Families, Citing “Demographic Deficit”
ROME, August 31, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In remarks given during his weekly audience, during which he meets with pilgrims around the world, Pope Benedict XVI focused on the gift and the beauty of the large family, while citing a “demographic deficit” that he says is depriving Western nations of “freshness, energy, and the future incarnate […]
ON HUMAN SEXUALITY: A RESPONSE OF THE HOLY SEE TO PARENTS
Msgr. John F. McCarthy In The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality (dated 8 December) published 20 December, 1995, the Pontifical Council for the Family has “blown the whistle” on the imposition of detailed and explicit sex-education upon children and adolescents outside of the home. Documents of the Church both past and present have consistently affirmed […]
Of Human Life: A pastoral letter to the people of God of northern Colorado on the truth and meaning of married love
To the people of God of northern Colorado Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Thirty years ago this week, Pope Paul VI issued his encyclical letter Humanae Vitae (Of Human Life), which reaffirmed the Church’s constant teaching on the regulation of births. It is certainly the most misunderstood papal intervention of this century. It […]
Missionary Cohabitating
TERRY MATTINGLY Young men and women have accepted the message from their culture — a message that is not supported by the data — that cohabitation is a good way to prepare for marriage. Data from the University of Wisconsin provides a painful bottom line: couples that cohabit before marriage increase their odds of divorce […]
Mary and the Gift of Life: Motherhood Requires Openness to the New Person
MARY SHIVANANDAN Marriage has been a dominant symbol in both the Old and the New Covenants of God’s love for man and Christ’s love for the Church. As such it has both illuminated divine love and been elevated by the comparison. The marriage of Mary and Joseph is both illuminated by sacramental marriage and sheds […]
Marriage 101
Mary Joseph What is so special about marriage between a man and a woman that same-sex couples are not allowed to share in it? Marriage is one of the most hotly-debated issues of our time. Many people instinctively understand that marriage is a faithful, loving and life-giving union between a man and a woman. But […]
Marital Anger
RICHARD P. FITZGIBBONS Excessive anger is one of the major sources of marital and family stress. The recognition, understanding and resolution of this powerful emotion are important for the health and happiness of marriage, children, and family. In this section you will be asked to identify your anger and that of your spouse on our […]