Is Chastity a Ministry?

Links:

• Leila Lawler, The Summa Domestica 
• Leila Lawler and David Clayton, The Little Oratory: A Beginner's Guide for Praying in the Home 
• "A Family-Friendly Guide to Sex Education" (my article in Crisis and a chapter in The Summa Domestica; not my title) 
• "The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education within the Family" from The Pontifical Council for the Family
• Divini Illius Magistri by Pope Pius XI (Encyclical On Christian Education) 
• "A Parent's Guide to Chastity Education" by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, D.D.  (This article is excellent. I advise caution with the books in the section of the bibliography labeled thusly: "For practical help in the teaching of chastity, parents may consult the following books...." The prudent parent will check the advice in any of the books against the substance of the article!)

Image: Excerpt from School Time by Winslow Homer. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Intro: Mozart: Piano Sonata no. 10 in C major, K. 330 - III. Allegretto, performed by Vadim Chaimovich

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