On Marriage & Family Life When her image is distorted

When her image is distorted

these sixty inspired sermons are permeated with a spirit of sincere love for Christ and awe before His sacrifice for mankind

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On Marriage & Family Life When her image is distortedSt. John Chrysostom It sometimes seems that Christian tradition gives only grudging approval to married life, and particularly to its sexual aspects. These sermons of St. John Chrysostom, based on the epistles of St. Paul, provide an important corrective. Though himself a monk, St. John considers the holy estate of matrimony in very positive terms, and gently reprimands those married people who think they do well by abstaining from sexual