Marriage and Sexuality
The Church’s teachings on marriage and sexuality are essential to understanding the true nature of the Sacrament of Matrimony. These books provide an excellent resource for individuals, families, and parishes.
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Love and Responsibility
Drawing from his own pastoral experience as a priest and bishop before he became Pope John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla writes that biology, psychology, and sociology can provide valuable information on relations between the sexes, but a full understanding requires study of the human person as a whole.
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Sex and the Marriage Covenant
God intends that sexual intercourse should be at least implicitly a renewal of the marriage covenant. Thus, the marriage covenant provides the criterion to evaluate the morality of every sexual act. Contraceptive intercourse contradicts the very essence of the marriage covenant. Also available as an ebook.
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Covenant of Love
Pope John Paul II teaches that the keystone of Christian living today is the communion of persons which is the family. He explores the influence of Christ on the modern family, human intimacy, and sexuality, and responds to the violations of that familial communion. Also available as an ebook.
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Male and Female He Created Them
Jorge Cardinal Medina Estévez responds to the attack by modern society on the sanctity and indissolubility of marriage with these beautiful, thought-provoking and clear essays on marriage and the family. He presents inspiring insights on the divine plan for male and female, the family as the “domestic Church”, and more.
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The Conjugal Act as Personal Act
In contrast to the popular view of human sexuality, the Catholic Church promotes an understanding that not only includes unique ethical considerations but also appreciates the most profound aspects of sexuality. The teachings of the Church open the path to a fulfillment that only the deepest aspects of sexuality can supply. Also available as an ebook.
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The Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality
This little book is intended primarily for Christian adults who wish to gain true insight into why various kinds of sexual behavior are right or wrong for those who seek to love and live in Christ. Sexual morality is part of the mystery of our life in Christ and makes full sense only when seen as such.
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Adam and Eve After the Pill
Noted essayist and author Mary Eberstadt contends that sexual freedom has paradoxically produced widespread discontent. Drawing on sociologists, feminists, food writers, musicians, and other voices from across today's popular culture, Eberstadt makes her contrarian case with an impressive array of evidence. Also available as an ebook.
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