World Youth Day, here I come!

Well, this is it, off I go to attend my very first World Youth Day (WYD). I don’t feel youth-y anymore, not since 2004. I feel like an old man. I’m glad seeing the pope will put my age into perspective.
I never blogged about WYD, so some of you might be hearing this for the [...]

Foremost Expert on Contraception Says the Pill is Not Working - It’s “Outdated”

I’ve always said that the use of contraception leads to abortion.

Foremost Expert on Contraception Says the Pill is Not Working - It’s “Outdated”
By Hilary White
LONDON, July 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Pill is outdated and results in unplanned pregnancies; women should get hormonal implants or intra-uterine devices (IUD) instead, says a leading contraception expert in [...]

The secret of the mucus

Did you know that at least three African tribal groups (the Taita, Kamba and Luo) have used the cervical04 mucus as a marker of fertility for generations? And according to an elder of an Australian Aboriginal tribe, Niranji, young girls of his tribe are taken away to a sacred place by the older women and [...]

Say ‘Yes’ To Sex

Assamite let me listen to a song today. It’s a rap song, written by a priest Father Stan Fortuna, CPF. It’s a song about sex. That was enough for me to raise my eyebrows at. I burst out into spontaneous laughter especially when I heard the words “Humanae Vitae” and “Gaudium et Spes” in the [...]

Sex is like heaven on earth: Polish monk

Having an orgasm is like going to heaven, according to a Polish Capuchin monk, who has set up a website to assist couples in improving their lovemaking.
Metro reports Fr Ksawery Knotz’s lover’s guide on www.szansaspotkania.net gives graphic lovemaking tips and has been dubbed the ‘Catholic Kama Sutra’.
It compares having an orgasm to going to heaven [...]

There’s no such thing as a weak will

While “Homosexuality and the Catholic Church” by Father John Harvey, OSFS. In it, there is a section on St. Augustine’s confessions regarding his struggle for chastity.
According to St. Augustine, there’s no such thing as a “strong will” or “weak will”, only a united or divided will. He speaks of two kinds of inner battles - [...]

What’s wrong with two men (or two women) in a loving, sexual and monogamous relationship?

I was reading Leslie Lung’s book Freedom Of Choice when the answer to this question occurred to me. It was asked at the CANA forum sessions, and it was asked on this blog comments, word for word. So let’s answer this question by exploring the meaning of these three words used: “loving”, “sexual”, and “monogamous”.
On [...]

Book Review: Homosexuality and the Catholic Church

I’ve just finished a most excellent book titled “Homosexuality and the Catholic Church” written by Father John Harvey, OSFS, the priest who started Courage - the only Catholic ministry dedicated to persons with same-sex attraction that completely embraces the Catholic teaching on homosexuality.
I bought this book on the third session of “A Christian Response To [...]

God made man in the image of himself… male and female he created them

In the first chapter of the first book of the Bible, God made man in the image of himself… male and female he created them. And God blessed them, saying to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and conquer it.” (Gen 1:27) That’s the very first commandment that God gives to man.
In the second [...]

Homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered

I attended a forum today held at CANA - The Catholic Centre. It is the second part of a series of forums titled “A Christian Response To Same-Sex Attraction”. This session was interesting because one of the speakers invited was Alex Au, of Yawning Bread fame. He’s shorter than I expected. The other two speakers [...]