catapult magazine

Items tagged sexuality

• Death is beautiful?

  Though it's a difficult film to watch, an understanding of American Beauty is important to understanding current society.

• "Living in sin"

  A pastor's letter to two beloved members of his congregation who are engaged and living together.

• Thoughts on chastity

  Advice abounds on sex before marriage—why can't we just listen to Mother and Father?

• What guidelines or principles for sexuality can we glean from these passages? How do the issues of power and self-control figure in?

• Loving blind

  Who's got the inside scoop on sex? Apparently no one.

• Seeking godly sexuality

  *cino survey reveals a broad range of ideas and models for how we can honor God with our bodies.

• It takes 'two to tango' and I'm a willing partner

  A married woman struggles with a strong attraction to another man.

• Bound by shame

  On the ability of the gospel?s messengers to bring healing to those who suffer from memories of sexual abuse.

• On becoming a Diva for Jesus

  Some words about conscious personal care for women, with a warning to those who faint at the thought of seeing The Vagina Monologues.

• A vision for sexuality

  A review of Sexual Character: Beyond Technique to Intimacy by Marva J. Dawn.

• On mystery, curiosity and the Mediterranean sunbather

  A conversation between husband and wife about a curious European phenomenon.

• Redefining grace

  A review of The Woodsman.

• What to wear?

  Considering fashion on the college campus and beyond.

• The confessions of a fundamentalist librarian: On lust

  How the struggle with addiction is a struggle to reconcile the public and private self.

• Sex and spirit

  An exploration of the link between our bodies and the divine in healthy sexual activity.

• A dream within a dream

  On cinema conviction and Ang Lee’s Lust Caution.

• Grant’s recommendations 11.16.07

  From Pieces of April and an album of 69 love songs by its music director to the dark alienation of Nick Cave and Grinderman.
  

• Conversion as process

  Looking back reveals a series of small, significant revelations.

• Standing alone

  A review of the 1974 young adult novel The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.

• Dark bird ascending

  A review of the film Black Swan, featuring Natalie Portman as a professional ballerina.

• What’s the big deal about Bebe Gloton?

  A review of a controversial toy that asks us to wrestle with what's "natural."

• The shame for which I weep

  When churches fail to offer acceptance and healing for gay and lesbian believers.

• Body parts

  Reclaiming rituals for whole personhood.

• Viewing the whole person

  Responding to revenge porn victims -- and ourselves -- with compassion.