In the month of June, we celebrate the greatest love known to man: Jesus’ Sacred Heart. From 1673 to 1675, Jesus appeared to the French Visitation nun, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, and gave her stirring revelations concerning His Sacred Heart. One of Jesus’ most moving and convicting messages is the following…
For many men struggling with pornography, beautiful women are the last thing they want to see in public, especially given the flourishing of immodest dress. A scandalously dressed, pretty woman can trigger the wounds caused by pornography and often lead them further into addiction…
When I think of death and grief leading to resurrection and new life, I am reminded of the movie, The Passion of The Christ. I am deeply moved at how the Blessed Mother is portrayed in that film. I can’t imagine how unbearable it was for Mary to witness her son being scourged, forced to carry a heavy cross, crucified, and die a slow, agonizing death.
In studying those who struggle with pornography addiction, researchers found that many people, especially young people, did not struggle with many deep emotional wounds. These people, like Sean, came from healthy, intact families with loving parents and siblings. There were no major traumas in their lives. So the question arose, “How did these people become addicted to internet pornography?”
Sexting 101: Keeping our daughters P.U.R.E.
Sexting (or “sex texting”) is sending or getting sexually explicit or suggestive images, messages or videos on a smartphone or through the internet.
oungsters are becoming so obsessed with the internet they spend more time on YouTube than with friends as parents struggle to keep control of their online usage” and the included infographic today and frankly was not surprised, but boy, am I concerned.
How do young kids learn about love? And what does that have to do with teaching them to reject pornography? Good questions! In our highly sexualized world, it’s easy for kids to confuse love with the pornified images available almost everywhere.
Bill and Christine called my office deeply distraught about their fifteen year- old daughter, Shannon. They had caught her sexting with her boyfriend. That is, She was taking nude photos of herself with her cell phone camera and emailing them to her boyfriend. When confronted about it, Shannon’s response was “What’s the big deal? Everyone does it.
“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 and all I can remember is thinking “Dad…
