tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495012845780237955.post3365570869284915061..comments2024-03-19T02:15:32.375-05:00Comments on Homestead Catholic: NFP: "Trojan Horse," or Saving Grace? Part 1Bubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06157536552940997621noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495012845780237955.post-56010744919751167992013-06-14T07:37:55.158-05:002013-06-14T07:37:55.158-05:00Kevin, that is an excellent point. The transformat...Kevin, that is an excellent point. The transformative power of the sacrament is not mentioned enough IMHO. Thanks for bringing that side of it up. Congrats, and hope you had a fantastic honeymoon! :)Bubshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157536552940997621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495012845780237955.post-4489903257005796802013-06-13T21:11:43.501-05:002013-06-13T21:11:43.501-05:00Was on honeymoon, so never got around to reading t...Was on honeymoon, so never got around to reading the link you posted at my blog. Now that I did, good job.<br /><br />I also think it needs to be stressed that she really horribly botches what the Church teaches when they teach the marital embrace is a "remedy of concupisence." It isn't some concession to biological urges. It's why it is called the marital embrace and not sex. It's not just some biological event. It is something the sacrament of matrimony has the potential to transform into something which makes couples holier. It is a "remedy" in the sense that it can help heal our disordered appetites due to the regaining (even if in just a faint way) of the original unity man and woman were called to posses in God's plan!Kevin Tierneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772355448244959559noreply@blogger.com