5 Things To-Do When Your Bestie Struggles with Porn

Today, our families are forced to begin having challenging conversations long before we feel emotionally ready for them. I am not yet a grandmother, but I imagine that some day soon, I will be a part of their faith formation. As such, I’ve already begun to think and pray about how I might handle the topics that challenge today's parents.

The best way to prepare for marriage is to constantly love without counting the cost, give to those who cannot give back, surround yourself with friends who do the same, and remember that anyone who could be a future spouse should build you up, protect you and never tear you down.

Digital detoxes have been growing in popularity. It’s a great idea to engage in a digital detox for a defined period of time, but not only is it a good opportunity for a mental reset, it can also be a spiritual exercise, a sort of fasting that can help us grow spiritually. So how can you digital detox Catholic style? Here are a few ways. 

We are called to see more and to be more! Our very life is a movement in itself towards something (and someone) beautiful. Life remains a gift and now, in this very moment, as you read these words, there is a chance to make a journey, an exodus, a saving step out of the pain and existential angst that COVID-19 and your struggling to cope with it has caused.

When we come to understand our identity and the gift of our sexuality according to God’s design, things begin to change. We start to realize that God’s plan for life and love is actually what we long for, and that what the pornography industry promotes does not lead us to freedom or a life fully alive. We realize we are made to give and receive love according to God’s design, not the world’s design.