CCC #2525

Christian purity requires a purification of the social climate. It requires of the communications media that their presentations show concern for respect and restraint. Purity of heart brings freedom from widespread eroticism and avoids entertainment inclined to voyeurism and illusion.

Recommended Movies

PRO-LIFE

• Bella
• Life is Beautiful
• October Baby

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

• Courageous
• Facing the Giants
• Fireproof
• The Jeweller’s Shop (based on the play by Karol Wojtyla/JPII)

LIVES OF JESUS & THE SAINTS

• For Greater Glory
• Molokai
• Mother Teresa
• Padre Pio
• Passion of the Christ
• Saint Rita
• The 13th Day
• The Nativity Story
• Therese

FAITH / CHRISTIAN THEMES

• Chronicles of Narnia Series
• Lord of the Rings Trilogy
• The Greatest Miracle
• The Way

 

 

 

 

 

Recommended Books

CHASTITY

• Boy Meets Girl by Joshua Harris
• How to Find Your Soulmate Without Losing Your Soul by Jason and Crystalina Evert
• I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris
• Wait for Me: Rediscovering the Joy of Purity in Romance by Rebecca St. James

THE MEANING OF LOVE

• Love and Respect:  The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
• Love and Responsibility by Pope John Paul II
• Men, Women and the Mystery of Love: Practical Insights from John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility by Dr. Edward Sri
• Theology of His Body/Theology of Her Body by Jason Evert

PARENTING

• A Catholic Mother’s Companion to Pregnancy: Walking with Mary from Conception to Baptism by Sarah A. Reinhard