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Did The Pope Say It's Okay To Use Condoms?

Media Reports That Pope Okays Condom Use

Could Someone Have Made A Mistake?

Every now and then, some wise-cracker pulls a few sentences out of a statement from a Church official (such as the Pope) and publishes them WAY out of context. Such, I'm glad to say, is the case here.

Should I Have A Sober/Purity Counter?

Pornography Addiction

Porn Addiction & Recovery Questions

Should I Have A Sober Counter?

Most recovering addicts can tell you almost exactly how long they've been sober (call it sober, pure, chaste, whatever you want--what we're talking about is the number of days they've been clean from their addicted behavior). And yet, many recovering addicts practically discourage the use of a 'counter'.

Pornography Addiction
The question comes up often-sadly, more often than the question, "How do I break my own porn addiction?" The simple fact is, it's a lot easier to help someone who wants to be helped. If your husband is addicted and unwilling to admit it, then your chances of helping him are pretty small. If he wants help, on the other hand, your chances (and the support you can give him) jump drastically. So let's go through a couple of different scenarios.
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On Teaching The Faith To Children

Catholic Marriage And Family

I've often heard complaints about the pre-Vatican II approach to catechizing children. Special emphasis is put on the idea that the children are (or were) memorizing things they have no understanding of. What's more, the children don't see the practical use for the knowledge, and it would be better to allow them to learn the stuff as they grow older and have more experience.

Of course, no real argument is needed to rebuke this. Just look what has happened ever since we wandered away from the Baltimore Catechism (something I wish I had been forced to study as a child). People got caught up in the notion of allowing children to ‘think things out instead of memorizing facts' and we now have two generations of people who don't have the slightest understanding of their faith. I would say we (we being the generations who weren't properly catechized in school) got shafted!

Pornography Addiction FAQ

Pornography Addiction