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July 2015

July 08, 2015

Dr. Strangelove (OR) How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Natural Family Planning. (Part III in a Series)

This is the third post in my series titled, The Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad...

July 06, 2015

The Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Burden of Natural Family Planning (Part 2): Dealing with Frustration Continued

Before you read this, I hope you'll take a moment to read Part 1 in...

July 06, 2015

The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Burden of Natural Family Planning–PART 1.

Apparently all the 4th of July fireworks got a lot of couples thinking about the...

July 01, 2015

BE NOT AFRAID! Raising Faithful, Moral Kids in a World Gone Mad.

I've been hearing from a lot of parents who, especially in the wake of SCOTUS...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Something Fishy? Why is THIS Missing from Pope Francis’ Environmental Encyclical?

I was not one of the many Catholics dreading the publication of Laudato Si. I...

June 11, 2015

Preventing Gender Confusion: What’s A Parent To Do?

Like everyone else, I've been thinking a lot about gender issues lately. The Caitlyn Jenner...

June 10, 2015

Men & Porn: New Study Finds 4 Reason Porn isn’t “Normal” For Guys

Pornography is a huge industry. In fact, it is difficult to wrap one's head around...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

For Teens, Religious Involvement Prevents Early Sex But Early Sex Kills Religious Involvement

From The Sexual Health Laboratory Relatively extensive evidence has established that more religious adolescents tend...

May 12, 2015

More Sex Doesn’t Necessarily Increase Couple’s Happiness, New Study Finds

Despite what many popular authors propose, a new study finds that more sex does not...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Resolving Sexual Conflict–A Spiritual Response

Research shows that about 80% of couples experience some degree of conflict related to mismatched...

March 2015

March 19, 2015

What Happens in Vegas…Will Haunt Your Marriage Later. New Study Shows Pre-Marital Sex Decreases Marital Satisfaction.

The National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia published a study called "Before 'I...

March 04, 2015

Don’t Think NFP is Effective? Advertisers KNOW It Is–“Bio-Marketing” Can Remotely Monitor Fertility Data to Increase Sales

This blew my mind--and not in a good way. "In the creepy brave new world...

February 2015

February 09, 2015

Children Raised by Gay Parents WORSE OFF Than Other Kids, New Major Study Shows.

From Mercator.net via the British Journal of Education, Society and Behavioral Science. Fresh research has...

February 05, 2015

Fight the Power of 50 Shades: Here’s What YOU Can Do!

I am doing a lot of interviews over the next few days about the appeal...

February 04, 2015

Tainted Love: Why is 50 Shades of Grey So Popular?

Note: The following article deals frankly with sexual topics. Unless you've been living under...

January 2015

January 21, 2015

The Crux of the Matter: Catholics and Contraception–A Challenge to Margery Eagan.

Over at Crux News the other day, Margery Eagan posted a column indicating that she was...

January 08, 2015

CNN (!?!) Loves NFP

This article isn't perfect, but the fact that its as good as it is and...

December 2014

December 02, 2014

Holy Sex in the Huffington Post

My book, Holy Sex! A Catholic Guide to Toe-Curling, Mind-Blowing, Infallible Loving got a...

October 2014

October 03, 2014

Extraordinary Synod on the Family Round-up

The Extraordinary Synod on the Family begins this weekend. Here are some of the posts...

August 2014

August 22, 2014

13 Reasons You Need to Make a Baby Today.

Ok, you caught me. There's really only one reason spread out over 13 countries. The...

August 20, 2014

Feeling Loved Increases Sexual Pleasure

I get a lot of questions from men wondering how they can please their wives...

August 11, 2014

Innocence Restored–Hope for Those Who Have Suffered Indignity and Abuse

One of the most heartbreaking aspect of my work with victims of abuse--whether verbal, physical,...

July 2014

July 23, 2014

The Real Problem with NFP–A Continuing Conversation..

If you enjoyed my post from yesterday, "There's No Such Thing as NFP" you'll appreciate...

July 22, 2014

There is No Such Thing as Natural Family Planning

The USCCB has proclaimed July 20-26 National NFP Awareness Week. This is one of a...

July 21, 2014

Ad Contra Providentialists–Natural Family Planning Awareness Week

It's NFP Awareness Week according to the USCCB and several Patheos bloggers are taking a...

July 17, 2014

Blah, Blah, Blah–Women DON’T Talk More than Men (yet another) Study Says

Yesterday, I reported on research that exposed the surprising (not for me, but for some)...

July 16, 2014

Study Says, “Men aren’t dogs after all.”

At the Theology of the Body Congress last week, I got into a conversation with...

July 03, 2014

Holy Sex! What Catholics Can Teach the World About Infallible Loving.

The Patheos Catholic Channel is hosting a Symposium on the Family in light of the...

February 2014

February 18, 2014

Ricki Lake to Produce Documentary on Dangers of the Pill

I admit I never saw this coming. Check out the story here which includes an...

December 2013

December 02, 2013

Sign Here: “Delivery Man” Drops an Opportunity At Catholics’ Doorstep

I saw the movie "Delivery Man" this past weekend. Vince Vaughn plays a meat delivery...