Christopher West has a great article up at Catholic Exchange: The difference between marriage and celibacy…must never be understood as the difference between having a “legitimate” outlet for sexual lust on the one hand and having to repress it on the other. Christ calls everyone – no matter his or her particular vocation – to experience redemption from the domination … Read More
How Do You Want to Be Desired?
This is a creative little video about chastity: The video’s creator explains: The idea behind this short film is that we are all created with an intrinsic desire to be loved, cherished by one another, and adored by our spouses, but in that something has gone very wrong in our souls, to the point where we seek these desires in … Read More
Project Chaste
It is easy to become cynical when we look at our depraved culture. But there are glimmers of hope for our future. These kids totally have their heads on straight: Find out more Parents, teachers, wake up! We must aim high for our children instead of just giving them condoms and telling them that they will inevitably fail. Kids are … Read More
TOB Tuesday: How Far is Too Far?
Inevitably, when learning about chastity, some of our young people (and even many adults, for that matter!) want to know, “how far can I go without crossing the line?” But that is the wrong question to ask (h/t Inflated Tires): Chastity is about overcoming our selfish sexual desires, upholding our own dignity, the dignity of the other and the sacredness … Read More
Tim Tebow Saving Himself for Marriage
As so many of our boys look up to athletes these days I’m happy to know they’ve got a role model like Tim Tebow to be inspired by. You can barely hear it here, but during a press conference at last week’s SEC Media Days one reporter asked Tebow if he was saving himself for marriage: Watch the entire press … Read More
Jason Evert on EWTN Tonight!
For all of you interested in Theology of the Body, which I talk about on here quite often, Jason Evert, will appear on EWTN’s Life on the Rock tonight (May 7) at 8 PM Eastern to talk about his new book, Theology of His Body/Theology of Her Body. This book is a 2-in-1 presentation that every teen should read, as … Read More
TOB Tuesday: Lent and the Theology of the Body
Fr. Loya of Catholic Exchange has a great article on how Lent can be helpful to our sex lives: Lent is characterized by three things: prayer, fasting and almsgiving (increased charity.) Perhaps the most striking of these three features is fasting. The practice of fasting is found in many of the great Biblical figures the first of whom being Jesus … Read More
Aim High!
There is a great quote from artist Michelangelo that goes, “The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we hit it.” This low aiming is precisely what we’re doing to our young people when we teach them “abstinence, but…” education. By “abstinence, … Read More
Give the Gift of TOB!
Folks, our culture is in desperate need of “sexual healing” as Christopher West explains in this brief video clip: Help facilitate this healing by sharing the good news of the Theology of the Body this Christmas. One of the best resources is Christopher West’s book Good News About Sex and Marriage. I have given away a number of copies over … Read More
Sexual Unions Shape History
I really enjoyed the Theology of the Body conference with Christopher West that I attended this weekend in Rolla, MO. I actually attended this exact same conference in KC earlier this year, but it never gets old. If you have not yet discovered the incredible teaching of JPII on the truth and meaning of sexuality, do yourself a favor check … Read More