Another Apologetics Question

A reader writes:
I was wondering if you could give me any suggestions on apologetics books/articles relating to the Church's position on sexual morality? I have some family members who disagree with the Church but don't really know/understand its teachings, and I'm afraid I'm not explaining adequately.
This area is not my strong suit. I wrote a little piece on the kerfuffle over the Theology of the Body a while back (just in case you've been caught up in that little maelstrom). But beyond that, I haven't spent a lot of time in the area of sexual morality beyond discussions of the basics (i.e., sex is for the sacrament of marriage, between one man and one woman). It does astonish me how the human race can get that simple fact so muddled, but as a happily married man, I haven't had cause to struggle with the Church's teaching here, and so don't have anything particularly insightful to add.

(Wait, you say. Do you mean that all that stuff you write about comes from stuff you've struggled with?) Yeah, pretty much. To quote Lewis, "My heart (I need no other) sheweth me the wickedness of the ungodly." That includes the torture stuff. Consequentialism is as much a temptation for me as for anybody.

As far as other resources go, Jason Evert (google him) has written about sexual purity (I've met him, which is how I know), and there are doubtless others. Maybe Catholic Answers can point you to some good resources. Also, Janet Smith's Why Humanae Vitae was Right is something I've heard people speak well of. Oh! And Dawn Eden's The Thrill of the Chaste is a good reply to a lot of the lies in the culture from somebody who's been there.

Sorry I don't know more.
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