By Anonymous Pornography saved me. And my marriage. And eventually even my husband. For real. Maybe I’m crazy. There were a lot of days in the past three years that I was sure I was crazy. There were a lot of days I could hardly get myself out of bed, much less be an adult […]
By Fr. Sean Kilcawley, STL I have always loved technology. When I was a cadet at West Point, we all had to pick an engineering track, and I chose computer science. So I was one of the first of my peers to get a smartphone and among the first to learn to jailbreak it. I […]
In my previous post I wrote about distinctions in addiction patterns, specifically addressing biological, psychological, and trauma-based addiction. One reason you or someone you are helping might be “stuck in the confessional” is that there is a psychological wound or trauma that needs to be addressed by a trained therapist. Another reason people get “stuck […]
About a year ago, a priest approached me at a conference and made the following observation. “My students today seem different than they were a few years ago. It used to be that when someone was struggling with pornography and masturbation, I could recommend filters and a more structured prayer life and that would take […]
I fell in love with my now ex-husband during my favorite season: the time between Halloween and Thanksgiving. We shared our friends and family at holiday gatherings, taking turns introducing each other with pride. It was a deeply bonding experience to watch the other represent our partnership to new people. At night, we twinkled over […]
Pornography is a big problem in our society, particularly among young people. What many people don’t realize is how addictive pornography is. We now have the neuroscience evidence to show us that pornography is an addictive substance. Many experts call Internet pornography the new crack cocaine. So how is pornography addictive? Well, whenever we discuss […]
*This article first appeared on meganmurphyministries.com I got the freak-out phone call. A mom crying and yelling about her son. She had found porn on his device, and was heartbroken and enraged. A few years earlier, her husband’s addiction to porn had destroyed and ended their marriage. This mom is a devout and faithful Catholic woman […]
If you haven’t yet subscribed to the Integrity Restored podcast, you can do that here. Today I talk about why setbacks don’t mean failures. I also share 5 ways to be successful in overcoming porn. In the podcast I refer to this article from Fight The New Drug.
If you haven’t yet subscribed to the Integrity Restored podcast, you can do that here. Last week I discussed whether or not a Christian should watch Game of Thrones with my mate, Gomer (you can listen to that episode here). In this episode I chat with Alanna Boudreau about why we become what we ingest and […]
If you haven’t yet subscribed to the Integrity Restored podcast, you can do that here. In today’s episode I chat with my good mate, Gomer (co-host of Catching Foxes), about Game Of Thrones and whether we as Christians should be watching it. Gomer is an avid (rabid?) fan, whereas I’ve never watched an episode. Once […]
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