While eating ice cream with a group of “beautiful, smart, extroverted, social people,“ Boston College seniors nearing graduation, Kerry Cronin asked them about...
Sex and sexuality
Rethinking John Paul II's theology of the body. On 129 occasions between 1979 and 1984, the late Pope John Paul II shared his reflections on...
There is room in the church for all human beings, no matter which way your sexuality tilts. Rome is an amazing city. I lived there as a college student years...
Church teaching is the same always and everywhere—except when it isn’t. Using the words “pope” and “condom” in the same sentence is bound to draw attention;...
Father Don leans forward in his chair. The air of the confessional is quiet, cool, and light. The small Polish priest is in all-black attire, save for the...
Natural Family Planning has come a long a way, baby. Not only does it meet the church’s moral standard for spacing births, it keeps a marriage going. I...
A referendum on sexual health that earned the support of 90 percent of Boston College students presents a unique opportunity to discuss sexuality...
Live-in couples are caught in a subculture of sex without commitment, says Father Andrew Greeley. But when they finally decide to get married, the church (and...
The global fight against HIV and AIDS requires all the means at our disposal. Thirty-three million. Twenty-five million. Eleven million. These numbers are...
What do non-evangelicals think of evangelical dating culture? My students were shocked when they read evangelical books on dating. The idea that you would know...
