Male fertility & TOB, Should I read things that trigger my sexual wounds?, and Exposure therapy for modesty? | ACW359
Ask Christopher West
Theology of the Body Institute
4.9 • 549 Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Questions answered this episode:
- Right now, I'm learning about cycles and fertility using the Creighton method. One main point is that the man is always fertile while the woman is infertile most of the time. I’m wondering if there’s a theology behind that—especially since the man typically initiates and is constantly fertile. What do you think is the significance of this?
- I'm dating and love your podcast. I'm in a serious relationship but still in college, so marriage is likely two years away. When do you recommend reading Good News About Sex and Marriage? I viewed pornography in early high school but, with God’s grace, have been free for years. Still, twisted ideas about sexuality linger. I long for God’s truth—could reading these sources bring healing and help untwist what remains twisted in me?
- I feel like modesty conversations are objectifying. Why talk about me as if I’m just pieces to cover? Secular friends see me as a whole person, but religious people seem to see only skin. You say there are no abstract breasts, yet I’m told to cover mine because they “distract” from me—even though they are me. If the body isn’t bad, why hide it? If others can look purely, why must I be my brother’s keeper? Can’t we stop sexualizing everything instead of keeping it taboo?
Resources:
JPII Legacy Foundation Website
Good News About Sex & Marriage
Ask Christopher West is a weekly podcast in which Theology of the Body Institute President Christopher West and his beloved wife Wendy share their humor and wisdom, answering questions about marriage, relationships, life, and the Catholic faith, all in light of John Paul II’s beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body.
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| 0:00.0 | From the Theology of the Body Institute, this is the Ask Christopher West podcast. |
| 0:10.0 | Welcome to another episode, everybody. |
| 0:22.1 | Yes, hello, podcast listeners. |
| 0:23.9 | We are happy to be with you. |
| 0:25.6 | Thanks for being with us. |
| 0:27.2 | Yeah. |
| 0:27.7 | Thanks for those that said hello during the Levin Responsibility course that just happened. |
| 0:32.8 | We just finished that last week. |
| 0:35.0 | It was a rich, rich blessing. |
| 0:39.4 | We had people from, I don't know, |
| 0:45.9 | five or six or seven different countries, lots of different states across the U.S. |
| 0:52.5 | We did a deep dive into JP2's, what could be called his philosophy of the body, |
| 0:59.0 | which is the philosophical foundation for his theology of the body and love and responsibility. It was really a gift for me to teach with our dear friend, Jeanette Clark. |
| 1:06.0 | This is one of the courses that is co-taught, so you get the male and the female perspective. |
| 1:11.1 | And she's such a gifted teacher and has beautiful insights. |
| 1:16.1 | And we've known her for 30 years. |
| 1:18.6 | And I know the students always rave about Jeanette's particular gift. |
| 1:25.1 | So if you've not taken the love and responsibility course, |
| 1:29.0 | and it's of interest to you, we do offer it online. So I encourage you to check out our schedule |
| 1:34.3 | of online courses. And if there's an issue with money, we never want that to be an issue. |
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