CHAPTER NINE Respect for the Gift of Sexuality

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Quick Write –Refer to handout

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Quick Write Prayer Lecture/Discussion Activity

God created us as sexual beings. Sex is derived from the Latin word secare which means “ to separate. ” Both created in God ’ s image, men and women are complementary beings who are equal in dignity. According to Genesis, sex was intended to be very good. The Goodness of Sex

Our sexuality involves our emotional and spiritual makeup. Sexual activity involves respect: looking at ourselves as creations of God and looking at others as persons and not objects to be used. The Goodness of Sex

Ch. 9 Inquiry –Pg. 218 –Pg. 222 –Pg. 225 –Pg. 229 –Pg. 230 For Your Journal

Quick Write How has/does popular culture influence your thoughts about sex and sexuality?

Thursday, May 12, 2016 Quick Write Prayer Lecture/Discussion Activity

You shall not commit adultery. You shall not covet your neighbor ’ s wife. These commandments serve as safeguards of God ’ s intention for human sexuality. They warn against the disrespectful and harmful actions involving sex. The Sixth and Ninth Commandments

Sexual Intercourse is for Marriage God intended sexual intercourse and all actions leading up to it to be shared exclusively by a man and a woman in the union of marriage. The Sixth and Ninth Commandments fidelity Marital faithfulness between husbands and wives that requires reserving all sexual activity and affection for each other and also asks couples to be loyal to each other through good times and bad.

Two Purposes of Sex in Marriage The Sixth and Ninth Commandments The sharing of love between the spouses Purposes of Sex Transmission of life

Two Purposes of Sex in Marriage Moral means of birth regulation must be in harmony with the two ends of marriage: openness to life and sharing of love. Periodic abstinence and Natural Family Planning methods are effective, natural ways of regulating birth. It is wrong to use immoral means to conceive a child. Any procedure that separates sexual love making from the act of procreation is disordered. The Sixth and Ninth Commandments

Offenses Against Marriage: Adultery – sexual relations with someone other than one ’ s spouse or an unmarried person with a married person Divorce – dissolution of the marriage contract Polygamy – having more than one spouse Incest – sexual intimacy between relatives or in-laws within a degree that prohibits marriage Free unions – extended relationships where couples refuse to have their commitment formalized or sanctioned by law. The Sixth and Ninth Commandments

Bible Verse Activity Read each of the following passages and reflect on what the Bible has to say about this kind of sexual behavior. Each response should be no shorter than a complete paragraph. –1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 –1 Corinthians 6:18-20 –Ephesians 53-7 –Colossians 3:5 –Hebrews 13:4

Quick Write Describe the two purposes of sex in marriage.

Friday, May 13, 2016 Quick Write Prayer Current Event

What to do? 1. Title of the news story 2. A summary of the story (1-3 paragraphs) 3. What theme of Catholic Social Teaching does it relate? 4. What are the Pros/Cons of the issue? 5. What would the Catholic Church’s position be on the issue? 6. What is your opinion on the issue? 7. What further information would a reader need to be properly informed?

Reflection After reading your article: – 1. What are some ways you could share this learning with your parents or family, or friends? –2. What concerns do you have about what you viewed? –3. What effect could the events in this article have on you directly or indirectly?

Quick Write Refer to handout

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Quick Write Prayer Lecture/Discussion Ch. 9 Reading Guide

Chastity, Purity, and Modesty chastity The virtue that helps us control our sexual desires and use them according to our situation in life. modesty The virtue of temperance, related to the virtue of purity, applies to how a person speaks, dresses, and conducts himself or herself. Protects the intimate center of a person by refusing to unveil what should remain hidden. Allowing our sexual thoughts and desires to control us. lust

Masturbation – the deliberate stimulation of the genitals to obtain solitary sexual pleasure Fornication – sexual intercourse engaged in by an unmarried male and female Pornography – media that ’ s motivation is to depict sex acts in a way that causes sexual arousal Offenses Against The Sixth and Ninth Commandments

Prostitution – engaging in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity for money or some other advantage Rape – forcing another to have sex Homosexual activity – sexual activity between members of the same sex. Lacks unity between a husband and wife and openness to the transmission of human life

Offenses Against The Sixth and Ninth Commandments Homosexual Activity Those with homosexual orientation are not morally guilty for who they are. Prejudice against someone who has a homosexual orientation is wrong. We must accept persons of homosexual orientation as our brothers and sisters.

Vocabulary Fidelity Fecundity Infertility Adultery Divorce Polygamy Incest Free unions Chastity Modesty Lust Masturbation Fornication Pornography Prostitution Rape Homosexual activity

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Prayer Ch. 9 Quiz