Ministry Leaders

Leaders of the Church have a great responsibility in helping individuals, marriages and families move beyond pornography.

The priest, in particular, can intimately bring the wounded to Jesus, offer healing through the sacraments, and lead the faithful on a path to health and freedom. Here all Catholic ministry leaders will find the tools they need to offer hope and healing for the journey.

Courses and Video Trainings for Ministry Leaders

New Evangelization and the Hyper-Sexualized Culture

In this five-part series, Father Sean Kilcawley, STL, guides the leaders of the Church on how to teach the truth, beauty, and goodness of God’s plan for marriage and human sexuality to a culture that’s growing up with pornography, while providing the tools to those who have been wounded by pornography and who are seeking healing and freedom.

Audience: Ministry Leaders
Language: English
Resource Type: Video course
Cost: Free

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Praying in the Midst of Temptation

In this 3-minute training video, Father Sean Kilcawley, STL, discusses how prayer is important in the midst of temptation, especially when faced with the choice to consent to sin or not. This is the battleground. Will you consent to sin, or will you surrender everything to Jesus?

Audience: Men and women
Language: English
Resource Type: Training video
Cost: Free

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How to Help People in the Confessional

In this 5-minute training video, Father Sean Kilcawley, STL, guides and teaches priests on what questions to ask in the confessional in order to help those who struggle with pornography.

Audience: Priests
Language: English
Resource Type: Training video
Cost: Free

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How To Form a Support Group In Your Diocese Or Parish

In this 2-minute training video, Father Sean Kilcawley, STL, provides guidance to Diocesan and Parish Leaders on how to form Support Groups.

Audience: Ministry leaders
Language: English
Resource Type: Training video
Cost: Free

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How To Talk To Kids About Porn

In this 3-minute training video, Father Sean Kilcawley, STL, provides guidance to Priests on how to talk to kids about pornography, while at the same time maintaining healthy boundaries.

Audience: Ministry leaders
Language: English
Resource Type: Training video
Cost: Free

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As A Priest How Do You Talk To Betrayed Spouses?

In this 3-minute training video, Father Sean Kilcawley, STL, provides guidance to Priests on how to talk to betrayed spouses, which includes validation, encouraging healthy boundaries and counseling.

Audience: Ministry leaders
Language: English
Resource Type: Training video
Cost: Free

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Live Trainings and Seminars

Live Trainings and Seminars for Clergy

Speaking to Clergy, Father Sean Kilcawley, STL, PSAP provides education from both the theological and psychological perspectives.

Priests are provided with an in depth review of theological anthropology, the science of addiction, relationships, and the different levels of intervention to help others to break free and heal from the devastating effects of pornography on marriages and families.

Priests who complete this training report greater comfort in addressing difficult sexual issues, addressing parents about protecting their children, and confidence in their knowledge of various resources.

Audience: Clergy
Language: English and Italian
Resource Type: In-person trainings and seminars
Cost: Depends on the number and type of talks

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Ministry Leader Tools for Parish Life

Safe Haven Sunday

The Safe Haven Sunday Initiative is an annual campaign that uses original Catholic resources, a step-by-step implementation guide, a constantly updated website (CleanHeart.Online), and expert consultants to help diocesan and parish leaders promote a culture of digital integrity for all.

Join over 20 dioceses covering over 6,000,000 Catholics who have already implemented the Initiative.

Audience: Parish Communities and Parents
Language: English (and Spanish book, video challenge)
Resource Type: Annual awareness campaign
Cost: Free (noncompulsory book $2 / per copy)

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Unspoken

This program is not simply a resource; it is a powerful tool that has the potential to transform the lives of your teenagers and their families. Unspoken is a collaborative effort between Life Teen and Covenant Eyes, an organization that specializes in Internet accountability and filtering software. These two organizations have partnered to bring you this resource, which will empower parents to talk to their teenagers about the dangers of pornography, safe Internet use, and how to open the lines of communication so healing from addiction can occur.

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Marriage Preparation and Enrichment Brochure

This brochure explains how pornography use affects everyone, with a particular focus on engaged and married couples, and what can be done to protect the most intimate of relationships: marriage. This is a good resource for marriage preparation, marriage enrichment, chastity courses, and RCIA classes.

Audience: Engaged and Married Couples
Language: English
Resource Type: Brochure
Cost: Free download or $6.99 (25 per pack) for printed

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You Are Loved

The Catholic Answers booklet You Are Loved is a confessional aid for priests to offer those who struggle with pornography. You Are Loved offers inspiration and hope for the countless individuals struggling to break free of pornography.

Audience: Priests to offer penitents
Language: English
Resource type: Confessional aid
Cost: Pricing varies

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Blog Posts for Ministry Leaders

5 Steps to Implement Safe Haven Sunday in Your Parish

February 24, 2021

When you celebrate Safe Haven Sunday as a parish, you are providing the opportunity for healing and freedom that will predispose the hearts of the men and women in our pews for Jesus. But, celebrating Safe Haven Sunday is even more than that!

Building a Healing Culture in Your Parish Community

February 2, 2021

Intimate problems can be difficult to address from a programmatic, one-off, or informational model of ministry. Pornography is one such wound and addiction that requires heavy accompaniment from a mentor or friend that requires a relationship that you as priests and ministry leaders cannot personally provide to everyone in your church. So how do you support the multitude of men and women who are experiencing this struggle?

Clarity About Sexual Sin and When, and When Not, to Receive Holy Communion

January 13, 2021

The topic of culpability can be complicated. Someone struggling daily with sexual addiction often does not have the energy to focus on a topic that can seem tedious when fighting for their vocation, and, depending on the addiction’s intensity, their life. This is why we, as a Church, must be more open to talking about pornography consumption and masturbation.

Approaching the Topic of Porn in Pre-Marital Counseling

November 23, 2020

For our online course, the engaged couple actively participates in six sessions where they are closely mentored. Along with being invited into the spiritual teachings of the Church with the guidance of their instructor couple, they also have deep heart-to-heart conversations that prepare them for the session: “Forgiveness and Your Body is a Temple”. It's not until they reach this level of vulnerability that the topic of pornography is approached.

The Healthy Tensions of Parish Support Groups

July 3, 2019

Good recovery groups usually do not operate perfectly from Day 1. They are forged and re-forged over months and even years. Proactive parishes that are delving into ministry efforts that focus on recovering from pornography and other sexual struggles and addictions will face a number of tensions.

Addressing Pornography as a Diocese or Parish

June 19, 2019

In order to address the issue of pornography well enough to actually make a difference, the Church needs to take advantage of its far-reaching organization and pull together resources from all around the parish, the diocese, the nation, and the world.