Sex au Naturel

by Patrick Coffin

Overview

Sex Au Naturel: What It Is and Why It's Good For Your Marriage by radio host Patrick Coffin is a bracing ride across the landscape of the Catholic sexual ethic. If you're looking for intellectual ammo with which to defend and explain the teaching of Humanae Vitae, or if you reject it altogether, you'll agree that Coffin approaches the topic from a wide array of new and persuasive angles. With humor and enthusiasm--and a total absence of moralizing--you'll learn:

•Why Paul VI's landmark 1968 encyclical was widely rejected a generation ago and why it's gaining new respectability now
•Where exactly the Bible teaches against birth control
•The differences between contraception and natural family planning (hint: they're more profound than you think)
•The meaning of the natural law and how it applies to birth control
•How the dogma of the Blessed Trinity implicit condemns birth control
•That every single Protestant denomination rejected birth control until 1930
•Why the myth of overpopulation is used against the Church, and how to answer it
•How faithful adherence to the teaching of Humanae Vitae is causally related to marital happiness and longevity
•Why it's not too late to start over, even if you've been sterilized
•How to rely on the ever-present grace of God rather than your own strength in faithfully following this challenging, life-giving aspect of Christian discipleship
•Much, much more!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148618492
Publisher:	Emmaus Road Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Patrick Coffin is the host of Catholic Answers Live, the number-one rated Catholic radio show in America, heard nationwide Monday to Friday, 3PM-8PM Eastern. He has published dozens of articles, essays, and interviews. Born in Nova Scotia, he is an alumnus of Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, McGill University in Montreal, and Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, where he obtained a master's degree in theology. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Mariella, and their daughters.

Editorial Reviews

Patrick Coffin argues the case against contraception from the Bible, tradition, and reason. This book is well researched and
demonstrates a real desire to share the riches of the Church's teaching on the beauty and dignity of the sexual act. I hope
Sex au Naturel will be well received and that many Catholics will find it useful.

Endorsement - George Cardinal Pell

In Sex au Naturel, Patrick Coffin presents a clear and compelling case for the timeless teaching of the Church on contraception.
Coffin demonstrates the beauty, power, and joy that is possible in marital sexual love when a couple does not separate what
God has joined--their union expressing life-giving love. Highly recommended.

Endorsement - Kimberly Hahn

Witty, provocative and informative, this vademecum for a new generation, proud to affirm allegiance to sound Catholic
principles, will delight and challenge its readers. A book that is eminently readable, I am pleased to recommend it with
enthusiasm.

Endorsement - Most Rev. Terrence Prendergast,

I firmly believe that Catholic teaching on contraception will one day be vindicated around the world. Patrick Coffin's own
journey from dissent to discovery will resonate with a whole generation who were really never invited to "come and see"
this sublime vision of sexuality and Christian marriage.

Endorsement - Christopher West

Patrick Coffin's Sex au Naturel gives invaluable help to everyone commissioned to spread the good word about the Church's
life-giving teaching on sex and marriage. Pastors, pastoral associates, marriage counselors, NFP teachers, marriage preparation
volunteers, youth ministers, and parents worried about the next generation: Buy this book!

Endorsement - Jennifer Roback Morse