My eight year old was exposed to porn online! What do I do? Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon question. Just the other day I received a call from a concerned mother who discovered her children were both exposed to internet pornography on the family’s tablet computer. The first thing to do in this case […]
“Happy birthday, Son. How does it feel to be 14?” “Oh about the same, Dad.” “You’re growing up so fast… Have you … um… had wet dreams yet? … ” This was the closest my dad ever got to talking to me about lust and pornography. He asked me this question on my 14th birthday […]
Scott had been married a year when he began to have difficulty having sex with his wife. He was finding it more difficult to achieve and maintain an erection with her. At the age of 30 he couldn’t believe he was struggling with erectile dysfunction! He consulted his family doctor about it and was referred […]
John and Christine are engaged to be married. As part of their diocesan marriage prep program, they are meeting regularly with their pastor and an older married couple in their parish. During one meeting their pastor asked them how they felt about pornography use in marriages. Both John and Christine were taken off-guard with the […]
I suppose it’s not entirely surprising, given my line of work, that my seven year old son should ask me, “Dad, what’s pornography?” But it was. Especially since he asked me in front of a female friend of ours who was driving the three of us on an errand. “What’s that, mate?” I asked. Knowing […]
After the recent SCOTUS decision, we need a win! I, myself, have been overwhelmed with rainbows on social media of late, and for those of us who value traditional marriage, motherhood and fatherhood, the future seems uncertain. This decision has made it clear that we are currently living in and environment of “social sin” which […]
I was recently interviewed by Patrick Coffin on Catholic Answers Live. It was a one hour show in which I took questions from people coming from different perspectives (spouses; individuals; parents). I hope this show will be a blessing to you.
As I write this blog post on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the words from the inaugural homily of John Paul II ring loudly in my heart. “Be not afraid…open wide the doors to Christ . . . Christ knows the heart of man, only He knows.” In this post, written especially […]
At a recent church gathering Paul, a young father, came up to me and asked how he can protect his children from pornography. I responded by asking him what he is doing to protect himself. Paul was surprised by my response because he was more concerned about his children than himself when it came to […]
Bill and Kathy are in their mid-forties. They have been married twenty years and have six children. Bill is a military officer and Kathy is a stay-at-home mom. Kathy sought marital counseling when she caught Bill viewing Internet pornography. A scan of the history on his laptop computer, cell phone and tablet revealed that he […]
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