One of the most striking features in the Catholic Church today is the ever-widening gap between its official teaching on marriage and sexual morality and the practice of most of its lay members.  This book seeks to bridge this gap in two ways - it considers some of the tacit assumptions about marriage and sexual morality in today’s society, since these affect Catholics as much as everyone else; and it also considers the Church’s teaching in some of these areas and explores new ways of explaining it so that it will make sense to ordinary lay Catholics.  The author draws on contemporary writing as well as bringing her own reflections and experience of living the Church’s teaching to bear on the subject.

208 pages

Published by Gracewing, UK.  European customers wishing to purchase this title should contact Gracewing directly at www.gracewing.co.uk. 

“A moving ‘wake-up’ call to all of us Catholics, and especially those who are considering entering marriage, or are concerned with preparing couples for marriage, or who have a role in helping those whose marriages are suffering strains and tensions ... Readers will be helped to understand in a balanced way the teaching of the Church and the practical wisdom of that teaching for the health of the institution of marriage and for those who are called to this wonderful vocation in life. -- Most Reverend Peter Smith, Archbishop of Cardiff, UK

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