The Body Has Value and Dignity

For those who desire purity, the sexual body is not the evil with which we must contend. Far from being evil or even tainted, the body, and sexual union itself, contain a value and dignity that we can barely fathom. But we must fathom this value and dignity if we are to live according to [...]

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Battle for Purity – Battle for Joy

We must always keep in mind that all Satan can do to attract us is plagiarize the joys God created for us in this world to foreshadow the joys of heaven. All the authentic pleasures of the world are in some ways sacramental, whereas all the counterfeit pleasures of this world are in some way [...]

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Something More

The heart longs for “something more” than life can offer under sin’s influence. To tap into that desire for “something more” is to tap into that “echo” deep within our hearts of God’s original plan for us. Despite formidable foes that seek to snuff it out, that yearning cannot and will not be repressed. It [...]

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Prayer for Sexual Integrity

Lord, I thank you for the gift of my sexual desires. I surrender this lustful desire to you and I ask you please, by the power of your death and resurrection, to “untwist” in me what sin has twisted so that I might experience sexual desire as you intend—as the desire to love in your [...]

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Theology of the Body: Hope in Resurrection

Christ’s resurrection is a reality “ingrafted” in our humanity. Even though our bodies are sown “in weakness” and are “perishable,” we bear in ourselves at the same time, “the interior desire for glory.” God put it there “in the beginning”—not to frustrate us by dashing our hopes, but to lead us to fulfillment in him. [...]

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Theology of the Body: The Task Given to Us

The Creator has assigned the body and the gift of sexuality to man as a task. It is the task of discovering the truth of our humanity and the dignity of the person. It is the task of embracing our redemption and growing in purity so that we can fulfill ourselves and bring joy to [...]

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Battle for Dignity

Man is capable of experiencing his own dignity. He does so precisely when he exercises his freedom to choose the good, true, and beautiful. When someone acts against lust rather than allowing lust to act against him, he activates his self-determination and, hence, “what is essentially personal in him.” This is the battle for the [...]

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The Dignity of the Body

For those who desire purity, the sexual body is not the evil with which we must contend. Far from being evil or even tainted, the body, and sexual union itself, contain a value and dignity that we can barely fathom. But we must fathom this value and dignity if we are to live according to [...]

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Grace of the Mystery of Creation

Although we have left our original innocence irretrievably behind, the love God gave to man in the mystery of creation and in the grace of original innocence he gave irrevocably. In the fullness of time, Christ will bear witness to this irreversible love of the Father. His mission will be to proclaim that the grace [...]

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A Word on Sex Obsession

`For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ This is a great mystery, and I am applying it to Christ and the church. + Ephesians 5:31-32 [T]here’s an important element of truth in our society’s idolatrous obsession with sex. [...]

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