RANDOM NUMBERS

  • Percentage of scenes in today’s mainstream porn that includes violence against women. 88% 88%
  • Percentage of men UNDER 40 suffering from erectile dysfunction (a new phenomenon) 30% 30%
  • Percentage of the profits in the pornography industry coming from child pornography 20% 20%

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What the Saints Can Teach Us About Struggles With Porn

You and I are truly in good company as we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints (November 1), the multitude of sinners-made-saints who go both recognized and unrecognized in the liturgical calendar. This is true even if you struggle with pornography. If you dig a little deeper, you’ll recognize the true glory that we celebrate on this day: God has the power to utterly transform your life, make you whole, and yes, make you happy. After all, this is precisely the reality of sainthood. The saints are men and women who have been transformed by the grace of God, and this is…

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Breaking Free From Sham Honesty, With Fr. Mike Schmitz

Sham Honesty vs. Authenticity Fr. Mike distinguishes what he calls “sham honesty” from true authenticity: “There was a man named Dietrich von Hildebrand and he wrote a book called The Trojan Horse in the City of God. One of the chapters in that book is a chapter entitled “sham honesty” and, and he basically diagnosed this temptation that we have: to put our lives on display but not our selves.” What’s the difference between displaying our “lives” and our “selves?” Fr. Mike explains, “I want to present myself in an edited fashion.” In other words, we pick and choose the…

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How to Raise Pornography Resistant Kids

If and when pornography slips through the filters or rules, the pornography resistant child has good relationships, communication skills, and a plan in place to handle the situation and get help.
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Jeffrey’s Story: From White-Knuckle Sobriety to Soul Freedom

I am 38 and just celebrated two years of freedom from pornography addiction. Not just white-knuckled sobriety like I’ve had in the past, but actual, deep, soul freedom! Two years ago, my core message was that I would always be a slave to porn to some degree and that best I could do was to try to avoid it as much as possible. I believed deep down that I would never truly break free. After using it for 25 years and failing to quit a thousand times or more, I had good reason to believe that! A forced disclosure to…

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The Best Kept Secret in Preparing Kids Against Pornography

It feels impossible to keep kids from seeing pornography these days. Do you know the best kept secret for equipping your child to be pornography resistant?
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