http://dir.salon.com/topics/celibacy/?source=rss&aim=celibacy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST By Kit Naylor Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/12/09/kit_naylor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/12/09/kit_naylor/index.html?source=rss I didn't intend to go without sex for a decade and a half. But celibacy isn't something you necessarily plan. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/12/10/mary_beth_williams/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/12/10/mary_beth_williams/index.html?source=rss Recent confessions by women with a low libido may be fascinating and brave, but they're missing something important about sex. By Rebecca Traister Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/12/22/dawn_eden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/12/22/dawn_eden/index.html?source=rss 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 Cary Tennis Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/02/01/low_sex_drive/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/02/01/low_sex_drive/index.html?source=rss Does my indifference make me a freak? By Astrid Storm Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/07/23/priest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/07/23/priest/index.html?source=rss I'm young, female and I wear a white collar. Dating can be a living hell. By Sam Langley Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/04/16/celibacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/04/16/celibacy/index.html?source=rss Celibacy becomes an invitation to be a better father, a better citizen of the world, and, yes, even a better husband. By Joseph Shimek Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/06/12/catholic_church/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/06/12/catholic_church/index.html?source=rss As Catholics, we must recognize the sins of fallen priests -- but not forget the transcendent meaning of their calling and our faith. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/letters/2002/03/20/celibate_letters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/letters/2002/03/20/celibate_letters/index.html?source=rss By Eugene Kennedy By Eugene Kennedy Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/03/16/kennedy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/03/16/kennedy/index.html?source=rss A former priest, now married, thinks celibacy should no longer be an absolute condition for the priesthood. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/letters/2002/03/11/ron/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/letters/2002/03/11/ron/index.html?source=rss By Damien Cave By Emily Jenkins Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/10/12/moderates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/10/12/moderates/index.html?source=rss The American media makes us think we are strange if we aren't thinking about sex all the time. Letters to the editor Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/02/10/casual_smoker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/02/10/casual_smoker/index.html?source=rss Smoking or nonsmoking? Readers take sides. Plus: Learning from Austria's past; celibacy as a reaction to feminism. By Hank Hyena Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/1999/11/05/sinead/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/1999/11/05/sinead/index.html?source=rss The singer is one of many recently to give up the giving up. Is renounced celibacy spreading? Letters to the Editor Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/09/30/abstinence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/09/30/abstinence/index.html?source=rss Abstinence works in theory, not in practice; debating cable vs. DSL; who's to blame for Columbine feeding frenzy? By Virginia Vitzthum Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/col/vitz/1999/09/21/monk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/col/vitz/1999/09/21/monk/index.html?source=rss A plain-spoken man of the cloth tells how he keeps himself from getting busy. Letters to the Editor Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/08/23/racism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/08/23/racism/index.html?source=rss Readers rage over Horowitz racism; a little TV won't kill your kids; will celibacy make you happier?