[Salvation]

Just posted Part One and Part Two of this series. Will link them all in a bit.

[Salvation]

Father, Mother, Sister, Brother [Part One of a series on Celibacy] -- Catholic Caucus

It Takes a Village of Vocations [Part Two of a series on Celibacy] -- Catholic Caucus

Living Single and Celibate in God’s Service [Part Three of a series on Celibacy] -- Catholic Caucus

[Tax-chick]

Teaching our children self-discipline in the face of sexual temptation when they are young gives them the freedom to consider the vocation of a single celibate; it also prepares them to live all other Catholic vocations, where there is never a place for self-centered sexuality. We can demystify this vocation for our children by including single and celibate members of the Catholic Village in our family life.

This is also very sensible. We really emphasize with our teenagers that they are called to reserve themselves for Jesus first, and that they will find themselves in different environments where temptations are greater than in our family and parish.

My 16-year-old daughter gets it; my 13-year-old son is desperately embarassed by the whole idea of girls!