Often in our work with Integrity Restored, and our Betrayal Trauma Program for spouses affected by their husband’s pornography struggle ( Bloom for Catholic Women), we hear real confusion and anxiety around the topic of intimacy. Too often in today’s hypersexualized world, we confuse intimacy with sex. Intimacy is much more than that and is […]
Wow, what a penitential Lent we experienced this year. What a joy we have now to take part in the Resurrection of our Lord, albeit a change from our typical Easter Sunday. But like the first Apostles before Pentecost, we experienced something wonderful this year, whether in small family groups or alone. No matter how […]
Almsgiving According To St. Augustine In this second piece on Almsgiving this Lent, we’ll cover 3 things we can do right now to close our penitential season in a strong and meaningful way. We often think of “alms” as giving to the Church or a charity, maybe sometimes an individual in need, and these are […]
How To Give Alms While Social Distancing For our ongoing series of Lenten practices, we will now discuss almsgiving. I know this is a scary environment right now to think about giving but we need to remember these Lenten penitential practices have great merit for us physically and spiritually. The Catechism has this to say: […]
Fasting In The 21st Century In our ongoing Lenten series, we are hoping to share some thoughts with you to make our penitential season more fruitful. In past generations, there was no question that, especially during Lent, you prayed, and you fasted. Everyone did. And it was a valuable practice. Many have lost the value […]
Rediscovering Fasting In our 3rd article in our Lenten series, we’ll discuss Fasting. Lately, the media and modern secular science are consistently promoting fasting as good for the body. Here’s just a few recent headlines: “Fasting changes cells hormones and genes to help you live longer” “Fasting eliminates belly fat” “Fasting lowers risk of diabetes” […]
The 4 Components of Lectio Divina In our ongoing Lenten series, last week’s article focused on the question of “how do I pray?” This week we’ll take you through one of the oldest forms of Christian prayer, the Lectio Divina. I know what you are going to say…” I can’t do that, I don’t speak […]
Top 5 Ways To Pray One of the things I often hear in my work with Integrity Restored is “I can’t pray, God can’t hear the prayers of a sinner like me”. This is a common feeling for those struggling with pornography addiction for sure, but also in my estimation, a common refrain for almost […]
Sr. Tina Alfieri is a consecrated Diocesan Hermit, living a life of solitude and service to God in north central Florida. Prior to her consecration, she worked for nearly twenty years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for a large Community Mental Health Clinic in Florida. Her specialties include addictive disorders, family therapy, marriage repair […]
Pornography addiction is a guy thing Girls are not interested in visual porn All human beings are hardwired with sexual desire, so both sexes can struggle with porn as well. Like other addictions, these struggles know no boundaries between chromosomes. We are all hardwired with the 3 “F’s” – Fight -Flee – Fornicate to insure […]
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