The work is a collection of some talks delivered in the Fifth Study Week for Seminary Formation Staff organized by the Pontificia Universita della Santa Croce in Rome from February 5 to 9, 2018. The objective of the conference, realized in the various talks reproduced in the book, was to transmit ideas to formators in seminaries in relation to helping seminarians develop properly their affectivity. As the author points out in his introductory conference: "Only a man with a balanced affectivity --meaning, someone attracted to women, with normal passions, etc.-- who lives this affectivity with naturalness and according to Christian morality can assume the celibate life in a healthy way. In other words: a man who has achieved self-mastery, who doesn't let himself get dragged about by his passions."
The ideas presented by the speakers in the conference are helpful for those involved not only in the formation of seminarians but also in the formation of lay persons who are called to a life of apostolic celibacy or, as one speaker mentioned, virginity for the kingdom of God. The theological and psychological doctrine on chastity lay the groundwork for very practical reflections that can aid someone (be he a priest or a lay person) in guiding others.