Morality in Marriage

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 2 passages

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 2. Duties of Members …, Morality in Marriage, nn. 2618 & 2619 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Jean-Pierre Gury, S.J.; notes by Antonio Ballerini, S.J. — 44 passages

Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. VIII, Art. I, § I. On the Liceity of the Conjugal Act Considered in Itself, nn. 907, 908, 908, 908, 908 & 908 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. VIII, Art. I, § II. On the Liceity of the Conjugal Act with Respect to Circumstances, nn. ¶1, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913 & 914 (21 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. VIII, Article III. On the Sins of Spouses, n. 917 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. VIII, Art. III, § I. On the Sins of Spouses by Excess, nn. ¶1, ¶2, 918, 919 & 920 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

What Is Marriage? A Catechism Arranged According to the Encyclical “Casti Connubii” of Pope Pius XI

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 29 passages

Vermeersch, What Is Marriage?, Part One: The Blessings of…, The Second Blessing: Conjugal Fidelity, nn. 43–61 (19 passages)

Vermeersch, What Is Marriage?, Part Two: The Attack on Ma…, The Campaign Against Conjugal Fidelity, nn. 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138 & 139 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

On Chastity and on the Contrary Vices: A Doctrinal and Moral Treatise

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 112 passages

§ 14. On the Remedy of Artificial Fecundation, nn. 88, ¶519 & ¶520 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Ch. II, Art. I, II. On Conjugal Chastity, nn. 109, ¶596, ¶597, ¶598, ¶599 & ¶600 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Ch. II, Art. II, II. On the Conjugal Chastity of Christians, nn. 113, ¶612, ¶613, ¶614, ¶615, ¶616, 114 & ¶617 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Ch. II, Article II. On Preserving Conjugal Chastity, nn. 206, ¶1122, ¶1123, ¶1124, ¶1125, ¶1126, ¶1127, 207, ¶1128, ¶1129, ¶1130, ¶1131, ¶1132, ¶1133, ¶1134, ¶1135, ¶1136, ¶1137, ¶1138, 208, ¶1139, ¶1140, ¶1141, ¶1142, ¶1143, 209 & ¶1144–¶1158 (41 passages — hover a number to read it)

Ch. II, Article II. On Other Mutual Incomplete Acts, nn. 271, ¶1483, ¶1484, 272, ¶1485, ¶1486, 273, ¶1487, 274, ¶1488, ¶1489, ¶1490, ¶1491, ¶1492, ¶1493, ¶1494, ¶1495, ¶1496, ¶1497, ¶1498, 275, ¶1499, 276, ¶1500, ¶1501, ¶1502, ¶1503, 277, ¶1504, ¶1505, ¶1506 & ¶1507 (32 passages — hover a number to read it)

Ch. III, I. On the Separate Complete Act, nn. 278, ¶1508, ¶1509, ¶1510, ¶1511, ¶1512 & ¶1513 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Ch. III, II. On Separate Incomplete Acts, nn. 279, 280, ¶1514, ¶1515, ¶1516, ¶1517, 281, 282, ¶1518, 283, ¶1519, 284, ¶1520, ¶1521 & ¶1522 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Benedict H. Merkelbach, O.P. — 48 passages

Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, I. Questions Concerning Ch…, On Chastity and Lust, Question Eight: Concerning Spouses in the Use of Marriage, nn. ¶522, ¶523, ¶524, ¶525, ¶526 & ¶527 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Article III: Concerning Accessory Acts Connected with Conjugal Copulation, nn. ¶587–¶610 (24 passages)

Article IV: Concerning Excess in the Use of Marriage, nn. ¶611, ¶612, ¶613 & ¶614 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, IIbis. Questions Concernin…, Appendix — On the Marriage of Sterilized Persons, nn. ¶1722–¶1735 (14 passages)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 6 passages

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. X, Chapter V. On The Obligations Of Matrimony, n. ¶95 — Preliminary Note. All the obligations of matrimony flow as corollaries from the three goods of matrimony, and consequently they have already been treated generally in the preceding chapter. Nevertheless, there remains on… Read in context →

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. X, Ch. V, Article I. On The Liceity Of The Conjugal Act, nn. 690, 691, 692 & 693 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. X, Ch. V, Article III. On The Sins Of Spouses, n. 698 — 698. It is scarcely necessary to note that here there is discussion only of the sins of spouses against chastity. Principle. a) A grave sin of spouses against chastity is whatever directly and gravely conflicts with the … Read in context →

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Clement Marc, C.SS.R. — 26 passages

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. VIII, Ch. VII, Art. I, § 1. On The Liceity Of The Conjugal Act, nn. ¶2093, ¶1, ¶2094, ¶2095, ¶2096, ¶2097, ¶2, ¶2098, ¶2099, ¶3, ¶2100, ¶2101 & ¶2102 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. VIII, Ch. VII, Art. I, § 3. On The Sins Of Spouses, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶2110, ¶2111, ¶2112, ¶2113, ¶3, ¶2114, ¶2115, ¶2116, ¶2117, ¶2118 & ¶2119 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Anthony Konings, C.SS.R. — 25 passages

Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. VIII, Art. I, 1° In Itself; 2° As Regard…, § I. On the Liceity of the Conjugal Act Considered in Itself, nn. ¶1641 & ¶1642 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. VIII, Art. I, 1° In Itself; 2° As Regard…, § II. On the Liceity of the Conjugal Act as Regards Circumstances, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶1643, ¶3, ¶1644, ¶1645, ¶4 & ¶1646 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. VIII, Article III. On the Sins of Spouses, n. ¶1649 — 1649. - Sins can be perpetrated between spouses by reason of the conjugal act either by excess, that is, by placing acts useless for generation, or by defect, by not completing the essential act, or by staining the bed w… Read in context →

Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. VIII, Art. III, § I. On the Sins of Spouses by Excess, nn. ¶1, ¶1650 & ¶1651 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. VIII, Art. III, § II. On Onanism in Particular, nn. ¶1652, ¶1653, ¶1654, ¶1655, ¶1, ¶1656, ¶1657, ¶1658, ¶1659, ¶2 & ¶3 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 67 passages

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Matrimony, Fourth Part: On the Obliga…, Question One: On the Conju…, Article I: On the Liceity of Conjugal Copula, nn. ¶1, 938, 939, 940 & 941 (39 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Matrimony, Fourth Part: On the Obliga…, Question One: On the Conju…, Article III: On Accessory Acts Connected with Copula, nn. 947, 948, 949, 950, 951, 952 & 953 (28 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J. — 3 passages

Vol. II, Tr. XVIII, Ch. X, Article III. On the Sins of Spouses, n. ¶1 — Sins can be perpetrated between spouses by reason of the conjugal act either by excess, that is, by placing acts useless for generation, or by defect, by not completing the essential act, or by staining the bed with the … Read in context →

Vol. II, Tr. XVIII, Ch. X, Art. III, § I. On the Sins of Spouses by Excess, nn. 937 & 938 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

New Questions, Old Answers: Catholic Morals and Natural Family Planning

Eamonn Clark, S.T.L. — 20 passages

Clark, New Questions, Old Answers, Introduction, Setting the Scene, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Clark, New Questions, Old Answers, Introduction, The Scope of This Book, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Daniele Concina, O.P. — 25 passages

Diss. III, Chapter IV — On the sins which spouses can perpetrate in the exercise of the conjugal office against the end, the time, the place, and the good of offspring, nn. I–XIX (19 passages)

Diss. III, Chapter V — Whence chiefly it comes about that very many marriages abound with inconveniences and hardships. Admonitions to confessors and parish priests, nn. I, II, III, IV, V & VI (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 3 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology, On the Sixth Precept and t…, Book Two. On the Use of Ma…, Question One. On the Licei…, Article Two. On Sodomy and Onanism., n. 75 — 75. Means of avoiding onanism. a. The crime of onanism today spreads widely and is propagated more widely day by day especially for this reason, that spouses wish to enjoy the pleasure of marriage without undergoing the … Read in context →

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Fourth. On the Fourth…, Question Second. On Obliga…, On the Emancipation of Women, nn. 285 & 286 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 2 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. IV, Sect. III, Scholion. On the Emancipation of Women, n. 718 — I. Moderns distinguish a threefold emancipation of women: physiological, economic, and social: physiological, insofar as women wish, by their own free will, to be freed or to be free from the burdens of a wife, whether c… Read in context →

Vol. III, Bk. II, Part II. On the Illicit Acts of Spouses, n. 117 — IX. Doubts and Responses. 1. Spouses lawfully abstain from intercourse at the time when fecundation is judged easier, and perform it at another time. Now conception is less probable: according to some, from the fifteenth… Read in context →

Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. (filed under the subtopics)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Matrimony, n. 1054, 1077 — Whether the Use of Marriage Is Lawful Only on Those Days on Which Conception Is More Difficult. "Spouses who use Marriage in the aforesaid manner are not to be disturbed, and the confessor can cautiously intimate the opinion in question to those spouses whom he has tried in vain by another means to lead away from t… Read in context →