Survey Shows Why Parents Should Keep Smartphones Out of the Bedroom

Pornography presents a false image of relationship. Looking back into the lives of adults who struggle with compulsive use of porn or sex, there are often factors that contributed to pornography taking root in the first place. One of these issues relates to how our parents approached structure and connection within the family.

Before someone discusses pornography in counseling or in a private conversation, it is often addressed in the homily or confessional. For many, a homily or an experience in the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be the first place the faithful hear the whys behinds the whats of Catholic teaching. This moves many to seek healing and reconciliation. 

Have you ever felt alone? I mean, really alone? Like there’s no one in the world who can help you with the grief or trauma you’re facing? There are thousands of women who experience this on a daily basis. They are the forgotten half of the pornography epidemic.

The state of Minnesota has passed a groundbreaking bill recognizing pornography as a contributing factor in human trafficking. State legislators have affirmed that pornography, like sex trafficking, is a commodification of the human person and should be studied as a cause on both the supply and demand side of the problem.