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 […]
*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 […]
Today, as a Church we celebrate the Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, a priest who even priests look up to and ask for his intercession. In case you don’t know anything about Alphonsus, he founded a Religious Congregation of Men known as the Redemptorists. Throughout his life he preached the Gospel of mercy passionately, and […]
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