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The Marital Act as a Human Act
This lesson introduces moral theology in the context of marital intimacy, exploring St. Thomas Aquinas' distinction between human acts and acts of man. It covers the eight stages of a human act, the three moral elements (object, intention, and circumstances), and how ignorance and fear affect moral responsibility. Learners will gain a theological framework for ensuring intimacy aligns with God’s plan, fostering virtue, love, and unity in marriage.
Overcoming Sexual Performance Anxiety
Sexual performance anxiety is a common but often misunderstood issue that affects both men and women. It can emerge at any age, regardless of relationship length or past sexual experience. Even couples who have enjoyed a satisfying sexual life for years may suddenly find themselves struggling with feelings of pressure, self-doubt, or fear related to intimacy.
Women’s Group Coaching
I’m excited to announce that we’re moving forward with a small, supportive group for Catholic women seeking to deepen their experience of intimacy within marriage. This six-session program will provide a safe, faith-centered space to explore and address common challenges, including pain during intimacy, emotional disconnection, NFP-related concerns, pregnancy, low libido, difficulty achieving orgasm, and more.
Polyorgasmy: How Many Orgasms Are Enough?
Despite the Hollywood buzz about women having multiple orgasms during the same sexual encounter and the growing body of research on the subject, much about the phenomenon is still unknown. Research however indicates that there are about as many women (~14%) who can orgasm multiple times as there are women who never orgasm. Now this is important because of how polyorgasmic (able to have multiple orgasms) women reach sexual satisfaction.
Faking It or How to Never Orgasm
Research indicates that close to 70% of women have faked orgasms. This can have a variety of damaging effects on relationships.
Hard Truths for Men About Women's Experience of Sex
All the men who have come to men for coaching have done so for the same reason: there is something wrong with their sex life. Almost universally, they felt they were failing to meet their wife’s needs. Some already had an idea of what was the cause and were right, some were pretty far off base. But they knew that something was wrong. If you are in this boat, I empathize with you and I pray that I or someone else helps you and your wife. There are some things you should know.
How Important is a Wife's Sexual Satisfaction?
The response should be obvious, but based on the statements of some online personalities, I think that it bears discussing.
Catholic Teaching on the Female Orgasm
Despite mankind’s advances in medicine and research, the female orgasm remains quite a mystery both academically and practically. Some consider them as a pleasant, although unnecessary, side effect of sex, ignoring their importance in female sexual satisfaction and overall marital happiness (Dienberg et al., 2023). So what does the Church say about women’s orgasms?
Beauty, Confidence, and Lingerie
In the same way that makeup is a confidence booster for your face, lingerie can be this way in the bedroom. It’s meant to enhance your already gorgeous figure and highlight what your husband probably loves most about your body.
A Wife’s Submission
Submission. It can bring up a lot of quick feelings. While I think most Catholic women are aware of this topic and the bible verses that mention it, not so many practice it.