The Marriage Covenant presents two realities: 1) Marriage is the result of unreserved giving—for better and for worse, and 2) Contraceptive intercourse is sex with very serious reservations. Christian marriage comes into being when a couple unreservedly enters a covenant relationship. Contraception contradicts the very essence of the marriage covenant.
For more on the marriage covenant, read Sex and the Marriage Covenant: A Basis for Morality.
For a rebirth of chastity, for a stop to contraception and abortion, and for a culture of life, let us pray.
Sheila Kippley
Natural Family Planning: The Complete Approach, 2009
Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood, 2005
The Seven Standards of Ecological Breastfeeding: The Frequency Factor, 2008
Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing, 1974 classic edition, 2008