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A Reflection on Natural Family Planning Awareness Week by Fr. Thomas Loya, M.A., S.T.B.
The following reflection was written by Fr. Thomas Loya, a Byzantine Catholic priest who is the pastor of Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Parish in Homer Glen, Illinois, and the Director of Pro Life and Marriage and Family Ministry for the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma. He is also the pastor of the parish attended by Theo McManigal, our social media manager. The following reflection was shared in the parish bulletin and the weekly eparchial newsletter and is reprinted here with Fr. Loya’s permission.
Another Renowned Moral Theologian on Sexual Morality in Marriage
Thomas Slater, SJ (1855-1928) was an English Jesuit and one of the most respected moral theologians of his generation in the English-speaking world. His Manual of Moral Theology was the first of its kind in native English, ran to five approved editions, and was written for priests who heard confessions. Trained in the tradition of St. Alphonsus and subsequent moralists, he knew the sources of moral theology very well. On questions as delicate as marital chastity, there are few safer guides available in English. Few writers in English are better placed to tell you what the Church’s confessors actually held on marital chastity.
Adultery Without an Affair? The Sin of Mental Adultery
What does it really mean to commit adultery in the heart? This article offers deeper Catholic clarity on mental adultery, explaining when lustful thoughts or sexual fantasies become sinful and how spouses can better understand the call to purity, fidelity, and marital love.
Ask Any Catholic Sexual Ethics Questions You Have!
An open invitation for our readers to ask any questions they may have about Catholic sexual ethics or marital chastity
Ask Your Catholic Sexual Ethics Questions!
If you have a moral question about Catholic sexual morality, whether it’s about what can and can’t be done in the bedroom, NFP, premarital do’s and don’ts, or anything of this nature, ask it in the comments!