Category Archives: Sexuality
Abortion: A Private Matter Between a Woman and Her…Vending Machine?
“Emergency contraception” dispensed from a vending machine is the perfect icon of our culture’s impersonal–and utilitarian–view of sex and reproduction. Continue reading
Filed under Abortion, Contraception, Fertility and Infertility, Health, Policy and Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Women
Reaching Teens: The Priest Who Roared
Popular culture normalizes sexual perversity. Our teens need us—and the Church–to give them words to defend the truth. If they don’t hear the truth from us, whose messages will they heed? Continue reading
The Sad Dance of Chaz Bono
Chaz Bono as the first transgendered dance contestant on Dancing With the Stars is the latest round in an old game: Hollywood liberals arrogantly shove sexually dysfunctional people at viewers and slap the label “hater” on anyone who objects. Continue reading
Egg Donors and The Human Cost of IVF
The fertility industry exploits women by soft-pedaling the potential risks of egg donation while offering quick payoffs. But more appalling is the silence surrounding the human costs of IVF itself. Continue reading
Fantasies in Marriage: Spice or Spoiler?
Some experts say that married couples should freely indulge in sexual fantasies about “someone else.” But fantasies do more than hurt a spouse’s feelings, they destroy love. Continue reading
Filed under Lessons Learned, Men, Relationships, Sexuality, Women
The Duke Sex List: What She Didn’t Say “Tells All”
Two studies, of sorts, made headlines last week. The first, by Australian researchers, says that personal choices, reflected in our priorities and goals, have the greatest impact on our long-term happiness. People who prioritize God, family and altruistic goals (e.g. … Continue reading
Filed under Lessons Learned, Relationships, Sexuality, Women
The Abortionist-Mother: Cognitive Dissonance on Abortion
An abortionist who is, herself, 18 weeks pregnant, performs an abortion on a patient’s 18-week old child (or fetus). The New York Times calls it “moral complexity.” You decide. Continue reading
Filed under Abortion, Children, Family, Fertility and Infertility, Moms and Motherhood, Parenting, Sexuality, Women
Selfish Parents: Embryos on Ice and Utilitarian IVF
Gillian St. Lawrence, a D.C. woman, fertile and married, chooses IVF and freezes her embryos for later so career, personal and financial goals are uninterrupted–but at what cost? Continue reading
Kids, Condoms, and the Provincetown School Board: Arrogance on Display
When a school board offers condoms to kids 12 and under–and prohibits parents from “interfering,” arrogance is on display. And the children will suffer. Continue reading
