The Catholic Truth Society has recently brought out two excellent booklets on “Dating and Relationships”, one designed for young people and the other for older single people.
Written by Mary Beth Bonacci, an American who has long experience of talking to audiences, both at home and abroad on this subject, the booklets are clear, full of practical advice and faithful to the beauty of Catholic teaching.
In essence, this means describing what the Church means by the word “chastity” and showing what a positive, powerful and life-enhancing virtue it is; indeed, to use a modern word, “empowering.” Streams of articles addressed to women talk of “empowerment”, taking control of their lives and so on, but they never mention the word “chastity” – probably because it is seen as weird, repressive or Catholic.
