Chastity is for EVERY BODY | ACW 234

* I’ve heard that couples should have a short engagement so as to not fall into sexual sin. What are your thoughts?
* Would artificial conception be permissible in the case of illness?
* Both vocations to marriage and celibacy are a call to sacrifice. How can I discern properly if I have a profound desire to give my life completely to God?

Ask Christopher West is a weekly podcast in which Theology of the Body Institute President Christopher West and his beloved wife Wendy share their humor and wisdom, answering questions about marriage, relationships, life, and the Catholic faith, all in light of John Paul II’s beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body.

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[Diany]

The most beautiful (inside & out)couple I”ve ever met !
Sharing at least a minute with them is priceless.
I love you much Mr&Mrs West
(Diana/Colombia) 😉

[donaldlouie]

I've never been closer to Christ than I am today. I'm an Assemblies of God Christian, not Catholic, but I really enjoy discussions that align us all into the footsteps of Christ.

You videos have been immensely helpful in dealing with lust and how to control my mind, my body, and my spirit, to all point towards Jesus. On the secular side, there's a man named Chase, a guest on the Whatever dating podcast, who also reached me. He speaks strongly of Christ and speaks against fornication, which is something I repented for just over a month ago. Sometimes I think if I don't have premarital sex I won't have another girlfriend, let alone a wife, and a wife is what I truly desire. Maybe it was part of my youth to "sew my wild oats", but it ended up being spiritually damaging for 7 people, myself, my ex-wife, and our 5 children.

It might be hard to be alone. Pray to God. He WILL cure your loneliness.
Philippians 4:6 - Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made KNOWN TO GOD.
I remember I prayed for months for God to help me not be lonely and then one morning I woke up and realized I no longer felt lonely. I don't know when the feeling disappeared, I just remember waking up and realizing I did not remember the last time I felt lonely, or had a pang of painful loneliness which I dealt with through substance abuse.

It might be hard to deal with sexual lust. As Mr. West said, point your heart towards God. You may thank Heavenly Father for your attraction to women, but know what is right and what is wrong. Adult content is made in sin and what it is embracing sin. Gaze not upon a single woman with lust in your heart. It's summer, it's hard not to see the flesh. Along with not giving women free, unearned attention, do not stare, for it will steal away your heart and lead to a sinful fueling of your imagination.

[jldisme]

That was why my mother married my father. The marriage didn't last.