Can A Catholic Couple Live a "Child Free" Lifestyle?
A Reason for Hope
In this episode, Dr. David Hajduk gives his take on whether a Catholic married couple can be “childless by choice” and entertain a “child free” lifestyle, exploring the Church’s teaching on the intrinsic connection between marriage, sex, and babies. Support our Sponsor : Verbum - Takes Your Catholic Bible Study from Stumped to Stellar with Verbum ✨See What We're Up To : https://arrayofhope.org - Connect with us! - Facebook: @arrayofhopeministries Instagram: @arrayofhopeministries X: @aohministries TikTok: @arrayofhopeministries LinkedIn: @arrayofhopeministries YouTube: @ArrayofHopeMinistries Website : https://arrayofhope.org/podcast #catholic #childfree #dink ⏰ Timecodes ⏰ 00:00 Intro 01:56 Can a Catholic live a 'child-free' lifestyle? 03:14 Why is a Child-Free Lifestyle Contradictory To the Church's teaching 03:37 How it's Contradictory - Point #1 06:53 Verbum 07:19 Why The Catholic Teachings about Marriage & Children are valid 09:16 Pope Paul VI Quote 10:28 The Miracle and Benefits of Having Children 12:21 Final Thoughts - Why a Child-free Lifestyle is contradictory