"It's not about saying no, its about living life to the fullest." - The Catholic Way: Sex, Chastity and the Secular World
"George Weigel in his book, Witness to Hope, suggests that John Paul II's Theology of the Body is a theological time bomb set to go off, with dramatic consequences, sometime in the third millennium of the Church." - Natural Family Planning Outreach
"[S]ometimes parents do not know when or how to approach these topics [sexuality, drugs and alcohol, cutting / self-injury / suicide], yet if they do not talk to their teen about these issues parents essentially allow society (peers, school, television, Internet) to raise and form the moral character of their child." - National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
"George Weigel in his book, Witness to Hope, suggests that John Paul II's Theology of the Body is a theological time bomb set to go off, with dramatic consequences, sometime in the third millennium of the Church." - Natural Family Planning Outreach
"[S]ometimes parents do not know when or how to approach these topics [sexuality, drugs and alcohol, cutting / self-injury / suicide], yet if they do not talk to their teen about these issues parents essentially allow society (peers, school, television, Internet) to raise and form the moral character of their child." - National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
Resources
Commentary
- Dignitas Personae on Caring for Victims of Sexual Assault - National Catholic Bioethics Center
- Sex Education and Catholic Schools, Thomas P. Dolan - Eternal Word Television Network
- Sex Education: Find Out What's Being Taught in Your Child's Classroom - Focus on the Family
- Sex Education: The Vatican's Guidelines, K.D. Whitehead - Catholic Education Resource Center
- STDs: A Life-and-Death Issue, AmericanCatholic.org - "[Y]ou need to be well informed on the dangers of STDs so that you can be a voice of reason and help your friends make intelligent and safe choices when it comes to their lives. You should also let your friends know that you are there for them should they need your help or support."
- Summary: Sexual Wisdom, Richard W. Wetzel, M.D.
- Your Teen Daughter Says She’s Gay. What Now? - Meg Meeker, M.D.
Virtue, Faith and Freedom - Magis Center
Parenting
- National Physician's Center - Parenting resource for most aspects of child through young adult development, including authentic abstinence education
- The Pontifical Council For The Family - The Truth And Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education within the Family
- Preparing Your Daughter for Every Woman's Battle: Creative Conversations about Sexual and Emotional Integrity
- Preparing Your Son for Every Man's Battle: Honest Conversations About Sexual Integrity
Sexually Transmitted Infection / Disease
- "STDs are a significant health challenge facing the United States. CDC estimates that nearly 20 million new sexually transmitted infections occur every year in this country, half among young people ages 15–24." - Center for Disease Control
- "[S]cientists found roughly one in four girls ages 14 to 19 had one of five common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and many were infected soon after their first sexual experience..." - American Academy of Pediatrics
- "Other statistical models suggest that half or more of all HIV infections occur before age 25, and is one of the leading causes of death in adolescents..." - American Psychological Association
- "The most effective means to avoid becoming infected with or transmitting a sexually transmitted infection is to abstain..." - World Health Organization
- "The harm caused by STDs [Sexually Trasnmitted Diseases] is not only physical and economic: STDs can destroy relationships, even marriages, due to a sense of betrayal, anger and depression..." - Life Matters: Contraceptives and Women's Well-Being - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- "Research confirms what young people already know—what their parents have to say matters to teens." - Office of Adolescent Health
"Sexuality, by means of which man and woman give themselves to one another through the acts which are proper and exclusive to spouses, is not something simply biological, but concerns the innermost being of the human person as such. It is realized in a truly human way only if it is an integral part of the love by which a man and woman commit themselves totally to one another until death."
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraph 2361
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraph 2361
"You are more than the choices that you've made..."
- Music by Tenth Avenue
Theology of the Body (TOB)
- Theology of the Body Institute: A Head and Heart Immersion into Theology of the Body
- Theology of the Body Institute: Educating Minds, Transforming Hearts and Changing Lives
- The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on TOB
My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life."
Books
- Catholic Sexual Ethics: A Summary, Explanation, & Defense
- How Far Can We Go? A Catholic Guide to Sex and Dating - "[D]octrinally faithful to church teaching, [and] theologically sound..." - Ron Rolheiser, OMI
- Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs
- Meg Meeker, M.D. - The Wisdom of a Pediatrician. The Heart of a Mother.
- Parenting with Grace
- Theology of the Body for Teens: Kindle Store
Videos
- Theology of the Body (Playlist) (North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation)
- Why Abstinence? The Price Tag of Casual Sex
Train the Leader: Programs in Youth Ministry
- Academic Opportunities for Youth Ministers and Outreach - National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
Speakers
- Crossroads Speakers Bureau
- Katie Prejean - A dynamic and engaging Catholic speaker with a passion for sharing the Faith.
- Meg Meeker, M.D. - The Wisdom of a Pediatrician. The Heart of a Mother.
- Ron Rolheiser, OMI - Rolheiser, a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
Published: 11.12.2013
Updated: 11.13.2013; 06.17.2014
Updated: 11.13.2013; 06.17.2014
