…it is sufficient to indicate that the chase celibate, like everyone else, cannot expect to fathom intellectually or eliminate voluntarily the deep rivers of sexual desire or of the need for affection and intimacy. Only at the end of a long life of struggle can one hope to overcome the self-centered assertiveness which flows In many forms and the depths of the psyche. It is the task of spirituality to help us cope with these vast currents, not to attempt to damn them up. In these depths lie the profound energy systems of human existence, including energy to follow God’s call to holiness. –‘The Courage to be Chaste’ Father Benedict Groeschel