An Advent to Remember
This year has been…whew. I mean for us, personally, it’s been filled with ups and downs, suffering and joy, but nothing major as far as hard things go. But for this weary world of ours, I just…
- 31 Days of Writing with the Nester, Abortion, Catholic Spirituality, Catholics Do What?, Contraception, Homosexuality, Marriage, Sex, Theology of the Body
Catholics, sex, and marriage: the elevator pitch
Sex is good. It isn’t dirty or naughty or some kind of half-hearted concession to our fallen animalistic nature…it is good, just as it was good in the beginning. Be fruitful and multiply, He said. And…
- 31 Days of Writing with the Nester, Abortion, Bioethics, Catholics Do What?, Contraception, Culture of Death, IVF, NFP
What does the Catholic Church say about IVF?
Mouthful of a title, right? Let’s just say I’m doing it for Google’s sake. So, painfully obvious disclaimer: I am neither a bioethicist nor a theologian. Well, not officially, anyway. I’ve got 2 semesters of grad theology…
- 31 Days of Writing with the Nester, Abortion, Bioethics, Catholics Do What?, Contraception, Marriage, Sex, Theology of the Body, vasectomies
I’m Catholic, can I get a vasectomy/tubal ligation?
There have been a number of questions about permanent sterilization during this month-long series, and while I wrote a post on it a while back, I think it deserves a fuller treatment, and a more nuanced explanation.…
Hey Pope Francis, it’s the 21st century, what’s up with contraception?
One of the most difficult Catholic teachings to accept – for believers and non believers alike – is the Church’s position on contraception. I imagine (actually no, it’s not imagined. I get these questions all the time)…
- 31 Days of Writing with the Nester, Abortion, Catholic Spirituality, Contraception, euthanasia, Homosexuality, Marriage, Pornography
I’ve made a mistake. Now what?
One thing I’ve realized in writing my way through the Church’s teachings on love and sex and marriage, is how many people out there have found themselves in the oh-so-familiar position of begin on the wrong side of those teachings.…
What does the Catholic Church teach about IVF?
What we have today is a bit of a departure from my normal style, more of a “teaching” post, if you will. Maybe because it’s Sunday? Or maybe because I slept for 9.5 hours last night and…
Catholics Do What? (21 Days to Understanding the Catholic Church’s Teachings on Sex and Marriage)
One of the hardest parts about Catholicism is explaining it to other people. Especially those pesky “pelvic issues,” if you will. We live in a sex-saturated culture, but not exactly a sexually literate one. So we spend lots and…
Can Catholics get vasectomies?
Alternately titled: things that go ‘snip snip’ There seems to be a lot of interest in Catholic s-e-x despite the sad reality that few practicing Catholics are actually, um, practicing what is preached (or what too frequently…
Let’s be Done
I so want to throw my hands up and yell ‘enough’ to the beneficent creator of the universe who has seen fit to send three bouncing bundles of joy our way in a little over 4 years.…
