Celibacy

15 years without knocking boots 15 years without knocking boots

I didn't intend to go without sex for a decade and a half. But celibacy isn't something you necessarily plan.
By Kit Naylor Dec 9, 2008

  • Is anybody getting laid anymore?

    Recent confessions by women with a low libido may be fascinating and brave, but they're missing something important about sex.
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams December 10, 2008

  • Sexless and loving it

    Dawn Eden, author of a new memoir about chastity, gets frank about why she thinks forsaking sex has made her a better Christian, a better lover and a better friend.
    By Rebecca Traister December 22, 2006

  • I'm not really interested in sex and never have been

    Does my indifference make me a freak?
    By Cary Tennis February 1, 2006

  • So a priest walks into a bar

    I'm young, female and I wear a white collar. Dating can be a living hell.
    By Astrid Storm July 23, 2003

  • The joy of no sex

    Celibacy becomes an invitation to be a better father, a better citizen of the world, and, yes, even a better husband.
    By Sam Langley April 16, 2003

  • Refusing to be scandalized

    As Catholics, we must recognize the sins of fallen priests -- but not forget the transcendent meaning of their calling and our faith.
    By Joseph Shimek June 12, 2002

  • "Confessions of a Former Celibate"

    By Eugene Kennedy
    March 20, 2002

  • Confessions of a former celibate

    A former priest, now married, thinks celibacy should no longer be an absolute condition for the priesthood.
    By Eugene Kennedy March 16, 2002

  • "Father Ron"

    By Damien Cave
    March 11, 2002

  • Sexual moderates

    The American media makes us think we are strange if we aren't thinking about sex all the time.
    By Emily Jenkins October 12, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Smoking or nonsmoking? Readers take sides. Plus: Learning from Austria's past; celibacy as a reaction to feminism.
    Letters to the editor February 10, 2000

  • "Priestess" Sinéad O'Connor abandons neo-Catholic celibacy

    The singer is one of many recently to give up the giving up. Is renounced celibacy spreading?
    By Hank Hyena November 5, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Abstinence works in theory, not in practice; debating cable vs. DSL; who's to blame for Columbine feeding frenzy?
    Letters to the Editor September 30, 1999

  • Monkish secrets

    A plain-spoken man of the cloth tells how he keeps himself from getting busy.
    By Virginia Vitzthum September 21, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Readers rage over Horowitz racism; a little TV won't kill your kids; will celibacy make you happier?
    Letters to the Editor August 23, 1999
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