How Real Men Beat Lust {guest post}
Today I’m sneaking in my second-ever guest post of the masculine persuasion – John, the husband half of the writing duo over at The Whitford Life. I’ve been reading this married couple’s blog for a couple weeks now, and when I stumbled…
Are we all a little over-sexed?
It has been suggested to me by certain commenters that I not write or speak about NFP or marriage because woman, know your place, and maybe when you’ve lived it for 35 years you’ll have something worthwhile to contribute. So I tread…
Contraception and the Catholic Church: {part 2} What’s wrong with contraception?
Yesterday we began with a little overview of the historical background on the practice of contraception and how for 1,900+ years, Christianity uniformly condemned the practice. Today we’re going to delve into the why behind it: why…
What’s wrong with sex ed in America?
By now you’ve heard the news du jour that the heir to the throne of America’s biggest TV family molested his younger sisters and a family friend as a young teenager. The internet is predictably delighted, because…
50 Shades of pain: sterile sex and the problem with porn
I’ve seen dozens of articles about 50 Shades floating around the internet the past week or so, and I’ve read a handful of them. One or two are worth reading, this piece and this piece in particular.…
- 31 Days of Writing with the Nester, Catholics Do What?, Pornography, Theology of the Body, Women's Rights
The modesty wars
I’ve been rolling this one around in my skull today in between bouts of toddler WWF-style throw downs. I don’t know why they have to bite each other, but I guess if it’s important to them, I…
A little porn never hurt anybody
I escaped from momdom for a couple hours this afternoon and found myself with a hour left on the baby-sitter-meter and nary an errand or appointment to occupy my remaining 60 minutes of freedom. I have a…
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.…
50 Shades of Scando
Hat tip to Grace for coining the cheeky phrase, for it is what echoed through my tired little brain on all 4 legs of last week’s flights from Hades. For not only was our ‘wee hot man’…
