Marriage and Parenthood Marriage and Parenthood: The Catholic Ideal Father Thomas J. Gerrard, 1911 Contents Note to Revised Edition Introduction 1 I Institution and Purpose 4 II The Sanctity of Marriage 10 III Choice of a State 16 IV Choice of a Mate 22 V Mixed Marriages 29 VI Between Husband and Wife 34 VII Conjugal Restraint 40 VIII Before and After Childbirth 46 IX The Blessings of Many Children 52 X Between Parents and Children 59 XI Sexual Instruction for the Young 67 XII Catholic Education 73 XIII The Catholic Family 81