sexuality

Us vs. Them

by Marisa Pereira on June 20, 2012 · 5 comments

My goal in addressing the topic of dress and decorum especially while at church is to focus attention on the matter. However, based on some comments I have received on the postings in different areas, it appears that I may…

Lilies That Fester: Spiritualized Envy

by John Zmirak on February 27, 2012 · 2 comments

If you haven’t read The Screwtape Letters, you should. In fact, click over there right now and buy it. C. S. Lewis’s harrowing look inside of the mind of a “designated tempter” (he’s just like a guardian angel, except .…

The Pornography Pandemic

by Patrick A. Trueman on January 27, 2012 · 9 comments

This week, Catholic Exchange is highlighting “The Pornography Problem.” Yesterday, we ran a review of “Out of the Darkness,” a documentary about “the adult industry.” Today, check out related pieces It’s Not Erotic Art, It’s Child Abuse,   No Such Thing…

Rated R — for “Repulsive”

by William West on January 27, 2012 · 5 comments

This week, Catholic Exchange is highlighting “The Pornography Problem.” Yesterday, we ran a review of “Out of the Darkness,” a documentary about “the adult industry.” Today, check out related pieces It’s Not Erotic Art, It’s Child Abuse,   The Pornography Pandemic,…

It’s Not Erotic Art — It’s Child Abuse

by MercatorNet January 27, 2012

This week, Catholic Exchange is highlighting “The Pornography Problem.” Yesterday, we ran a review of “Out of the Darkness,” a documentary about “the adult industry.” Today, check out related pieces The Pornography Pandemic, No Such Thing as Victimless Porn ,…

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The Tragedy of Misunderstood Sex

by Cynthia L. Costello January 26, 2012

I know we’re all in a hurry. I am certain that right now, you have someplace to go or something very important to do. I probably do too, but there are times when it is necessary to “hit the pause…

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When Marital Sex Is a Sin

by Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk December 2, 2011

In a recent column, David O’Brien, the associate director of religious education for lay ministry in the Archdiocese of Mobile, Ala., recounts the story of Agnes and Jake, devout Catholics who conceived and delivered four children during the first five…

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HPV Vaccine Can’t Innoculate Against Immorality

by Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk November 30, 2011

Last month, an advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta recommended that 9 -12-year-old boys be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus transmitted through sexual contact. The goal of the recommendations was…

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Contraceptive Comparison Shopping in NYC Schools

by Elisabeth Deffner September 28, 2011

It’s not unusual for teachers to incorporate role-playing into their lessons—asking students to re-enact a famous trial, for example.
But what about a role-playing activity called “not without a condom?”
In New York City schools, at least, that particular—ah—activity may…

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