How should Catholics respond to the hookup culture? Bishop Ruggieri explains how with an approach rooted in faith and scientific research.

Bishop Ruggieri explores how hookups and "situationships" can reduce people to objects and erode dignity, while chastity opens the path to genuine love and communion.

"How is God calling you, in your daily life, to live love as a gift, freely, faithfully, and authentically, in a world that so often settles for less?"

A full transcription, now with a full list of sources, can be found on our website at https://portlanddiocese.org/news/hookup-culture-vs-authentic-love-auspice-maria-ep-19