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Sexuality and Sacramentality of Marriage

Human Sexuality "An All-Embracing Gift"
Author: Gerald D. Coleman, SS
A comprehensive treatment of human sexuality as an all-embracing, all-pervasive gift of God to every human being. The author never loses sight of the Gospel value of enduring, self-giving, other-serving love which God's gift of sexuality promotes and brings to fruition.
Publisher:  St. Paul's
ISBN:        0-8189-0643-X

What God Has Joined … "The Sacramentality of Marriage"
Author: Peter J. Elliott
This treatment of marriage as a sacrament provides the average educated reader with a wealth of original insights into the "mystery" of marriage in creation as transformed by Christ. The author treats questions of faith, ecumenical concerns and the sacrament of family.
Publisher:  Alba House
ISBN:        0-8189-0568-9

Men and Women Are From Eden: A Study Guide to John Paul II's Theology of the Body
Author: Mary Healy
A very readable, articulate, and can be used as a study guide to the Catholic understanding of human sexuality and especially John Paul II's Theology of the Body.
Publisher:  Servants Publications   
ISBN:        0-86716-700-9

Covenant of Love: Pope John Paul II on Sexuality, Marriage, and Family in the Modern World
Author: Richard M. Hogan & John LeVoir
A comprehensive and enlightening commentary on John Paul's teaching in the areas of modern family life, human intimacy, and marital sexuality based on official Church teaching.
Publisher:  Ignatius Press
ISBN:        0-89870-399-9

The Mystery of Christian Marriage
Author: Peter Jeffery
Jeffery tries to answer the question: What is God's vision of Christian marriage? Reflecting the dynamics of relationship in the Trinity, marriage is always based on family and relationships, with love at its heart. The author explores the Catholic tradition following two principal themes—marriage as a covenant and family as a domestic church. He shows how the family, with all its relationships is sacramental.
Publisher:  Paulist Press
ISBN:        0-8091-4419-0

The Theology of the Body: Human Love in the Divine Plan
Author: John Paul II
A compilation of weekly general audience talks by Pope John Paul II that came to be called the Theology of the Body.
Publisher:  Pauline Books & Media
ISBN:        0-8198-7394-2

Love and Responsibility
Author: Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II)
Written by Pope John Paul II before he became Pope, this book offers a remarkably eloquent and resourceful explication of Catholic tradition in the sphere of family life and sexual morality.
Publisher:  Ignatius Press
ISBN:        0-89870-445-6