Ed Van Buskirk, founder of the Catholic apostolate If You Love Me, joins the Catholic Morning Show to unpack the Sixth Commandment and the Church's teaching on the sacred dignity of the human body. Drawing from Saint John Paul II's Theology of the Body, Ed explains how modern culture has reduced human sexuality to something self-serving rather than life-giving — and how reclaiming God's design restores authentic joy and love. This conversation also offers practical guidance for Catholic parents on forming children in a proper understanding of the body from a young age.
Ed Van Buskirk — founder and president of If You Love Me, a Catholic apostolate dedicated to restoring God's truth and the timeless wisdom of the Ten Commandments — continues his weekly series on the Catholic Morning Show with a focus on the Sixth Commandment: You shall not commit adultery.
Ed reflects on how deeply intertwined the Sixth Commandment is with last week's discussion of the Fifth — both speak to the profound gift of the human body as sacred and life-giving. He draws on Saint John Paul II's landmark teaching from the Theology of the Body, noting that as a culture, we haven't made too much of sex — we've made far too little of it, reducing something glorious to something disposable. Using a vivid analogy of a Stradivarius violin being used as a drum, Ed illustrates the damage done when God's gift is misused and the joy that is reclaimed when it is honored.
Ed also addresses the universal scope of this commandment — it applies not only to married individuals but to every person — and how properly ordering relationships, from friendship through courtship to marriage, resolves many of the struggles people face today. Alexia Baker joins the conversation to ask how parents can pass on these teachings to children. Ed emphasizes starting early, focusing on the glory and holiness of the body rather than leading with prohibition, and building an ongoing, open dialogue so children feel safe coming to their parents with questions as they grow.
Find resources on the Sixth Commandment and all Ten Commandments at GodsRecipe.org.
The series continues next week with the Seventh Commandment. Listen to the Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7:00 AM Central on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network at IowaCatholicRadio.com or on the Iowa Catholic Radio app.
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