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Holy Sex!: A Catholic Guide to Toe-Curling, Mind-Blowing, Infallible Loving Paperback – April 1, 2008

by Gregory K. Popcak PhD (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company; 3.2.2008 edition (April 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0824524713
  • ISBN-13: 978-0824524715
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent, orthodox, and healthy
By bookscdsdvdsandcoolstuff VINE VOICE on May 30, 2009
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This book is the absolute best on the market relating to the Catholic Church and her teachings on sex and sexuality. I have read Humane Vitae and love the document, which is prophetic. I have read Chris West's work (he is the man who introduced me to the Church's teaching) and have since read his critics, both liberal and conservative, including those who reject Theology of the Body itself as a liberal distortion. (I attend the Latin Mass, and there are a fair number of providentialists in the movement who feel that the Pope John Paul II's work abandoned the concept of "grave reason" in the Church's tradition. They say that NFP is a concept that should be rejected unless one could die in childbirth etc. etc.)

After tons of reading, I came across this volume. I am not a psychologist, I am a teacher with interests in music, theology, and history. As such I have recognized that while many people write and argue about the nuances of Catholic teaching vis a vis the immorality of contraception, very few write complete books that address not just the moral theology, but also the psychological ramifications of implementing the teaching in our lives.

This book has the best and most complete introductory section on the Church's teaching I have ever read. But more than that, this book addresses the common problems married couples will encounter when giving their lives to this teaching. While those who practice NFP enjoy a divorce rate of around 5% (FAR lower than the general population) that does NOT mean that practicing NFP is without its risks. As a practicing family therapist, Dr. Popcak has seen it all. He addresses these topics with charity and love that enable couples to see that they are not alone in struggling to implement this teaching.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsNot just a great book....an important book!
By SoccerGuy on June 24, 2008
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There are many areas of discepency regarding what we think, or what we are told the Catholic church teaches and what the Catholic church actually teaches. One of the most well hidden and least talked about areas has to be the place and role of sexuality and sexual relations in the Catholic faith. This book couragously and unashamedly explores the true source, meaning, and purpose of our sexuality. It explodes the myth that the Church and sex are nearly mutually exclusive, and reveals the dignity and reverence that the Church places upon sex and sexuality not only for procreation but just as importantly for its absolute integral importance for creating and nurturing a deep, true, spiritual marital relationship. This book shows us that physical pleasure is indeed very good and highly encouraged by the Church in the marital relationship. Not in the same way that physical pleasure is presented to us in the thin veneer of eroticism that society inundates us with, but as a beautiful part of something much deeper and more meaningful.
Holy Sex!, despite the profound and wieghty subject matter, is a very readable and accessible book presented with ample doses of wit and humor. This book is well researched and built on solid religious, and psychological foundations.
To classify Holy Sex! as just a great marital/relationship self help guide, which it is, would however, in my opinion, miss the core of the message. The information in this book is meant not only to be helpful, but to be transformational. The heart of this book is a challenge to all of us. A challenge to understand that real love is not about us, it's about others. The real love from which everything else, including amazing sex, flows. If individuals are transformed by this real love, then couples are transformed. When couples are transformed, families are transformed. When families are transformed, communities are transformed. This is big stuff people !!
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5.0 out of 5 starsa great help for a sensitive area
By B. Fries on January 15, 2012
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I purchased this book soon after my wedding, but tucked it into a drawer and didn't read it for some time, assuming that the fun newness of finally being able to make love with my husband would tide us over for a good long while.

Three years of marriage, a pregnancy and birth, and miscarriage later, my husband and I had really hit a brick wall with our intimacy. While other aspects of our married life were fulfilling and we were happy with each other, I did not look forward to sharing myself with my husband. I was raised in a home where sex was taboo - necessary but gross and something only loose women enjoyed. Even though I trusted and loved my husband, I was unwilling to really let myself let my guard down with him.

I pulled this book out of my dresser with the intent to lend to a friend, but instead started to read through it myself, and boy howdy, I am so glad I did. I will absolutely agree that I was shocked at how descriptive and explicit Dr Popcak was with some of his case studies, but I totally appreciated it. Thinking clearly about sex is difficult for me, so I really benefited by the frank descriptions and lack of euphemisms. Please be aware, though, that those are only in a few parts of the book. Most of the book addresses attitudes many people have concerning what sex is or should be, and discusses certain problems and how to resolve them before it ever introduces "sex tips".

My husband read the book with me, and we took time to discuss issues and questions. With a bit of time and prayer, I realized it's actually quite alright for a wife to enjoy sex with her husband (I knew intellectually, but did not behave accordingly), and I really started to be able to finally enjoy that part of my relationship with my husband. It hasn't been long since I read it, but our relations have been more fulfilling, enjoyable, and certainly spicier since we read this book.
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