The essays in this section also appear as part of the second publishing of Sex Education:The Basic Issues and Related Essays by Dietrich von Hildebrand and Willim Marra.
On December 8, 1995, The Pontifical Council For The Family published a document addressed to families called Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education Within the Family (TMHS). This document is consistent with the entire body of Church teaching on the subjects of marriage, purity, and sex education…
SHOOTING A MOVING TARGET: Sex Education in the Catholic Classroom is an Oxymoron! By Alice A. Grayson Recently, Veil of Innocence (www.veilofinnocence.org ) has been in touch with several notably respected Catholic pro-life directors…
According to the principle of subsidiarity, “a community of a higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving the latter of its functions, but rather should support it in case of need and…
EXCERPTS: Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality
What DID the Pontifical Council for the Family REALLY mean? THE TRUTH AND MEANING OF HUMAN SEXUALITY Guidelines for Education within the Family December 8, 1995 Assistance when needed or requested – always . Chastity & Sex Education programs…
The Proper Role of the Catholic School In Education for Chaste Love
The Proper Role of the Catholic School In Education for Chaste Love “Rough handling spoils the fair lily and causes it to wither, so the man who lives chastely suffers from indiscriminate intercourse with those around him.” The…
Education in Wholesome Chastity, by Catholic Physician’s Guild
Education in Wholesome Chastity “As They Grow Older, (Children and Young People) Should Receive A Positive and Prudent Education In Matters Relating to Sex.” (Declaration on Christian Education -1) Position Paper on Sex…
What the Catholic Church Teaches About Sex
What the Catholic Church Teaches about Sex In comparison with a chaste soul, all the riches, all the titles and dignities of the earth are contemptible. Saint Alphonsus Ligouri William A. Marra, Ph.D. The question of what the Catholic Church…
The Two Directions of Sex Education
Occupy your minds with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones.” Saint Thomas More William A. Marra, Ph.D. A thorough and devastating case against classroom sex education can be made and, I submit, has…
Amoris Laetitia and “Sex Education” Does Francis Really Love Children and the Family?
The following article “Amoris Laetitia and ‘Sex Education,’” appeared on the AKA Catholic website of April 29, 2016. At the time, Pope Francis’ statement in Amoris Laetitia on the need for so-called “sex education” for all schoolchildren did not get much attention as the main focus of his critics was on the sections dealing with the reception of Holy Communion by the divorced and homosexuals…
Interview: Randy Engel with John Vennari on Amoris Laetitia and “Sex Education”
If Amoris Laetitia is any indication, there appears to be no end in sight to the moral ruination and spiritual devastation sex initiation programs brings down upon Catholic families, children in particular, and the Catholic faith and Catholic civilization, in general…