God turns his loving gaze on you and sees within you the kernel of the best version of yourself - the saint that he is calling you to be. He loves you more than you can imagine, no matter what you've done in ...
Do your family and friends know the authentic you? Try to spend time with your parents ... just you and them. Make time in your schedule just to hang out with your youth minister or priest from church. Giving of your heart through rich conversations with ...
Never underestimate the power and grace that will come your way when you make sacrifices. Fasting* is a great way to offer your body back to the Lord. When you are in the car, turn off the radio once in a while and spend time ...
You are created for love and communion. The members of your family may or may not exemplify these words, but they are still your family.
If your initial reaction to this suggestion is one of hesitation, ask yourself: Am I going to be part of ...
Last time, Sunday, May 29, was our final class for the academic year. We completed Chapter 12 of TOB for Teens: High School Edition -- "Living the Good (and Free!) Life." This chapter pulled together the threads of all that we have studied about the Theology of the Body ...
This is a printable version of the class handout, "Benefits of Pure Living". Instructions and inspirational quotes are on the back (page 2).
Class will be meeting next Sunday, May 29.
Last time, we discussed how pornography kills love, degrades persons, and harms relationships. It also leads to a loss of personal freedom and often to addiction.
Key points:
Porn is any media — songs, stories, images, or videos — intended to ...
The American Society for Addiction Medicine explains:
We all have the brain reward circuitry that makes food and sex rewarding. In fact, this is a survival mechanism. In a healthy brain, these rewards have feedback mechanisms for satiety or ‘enough.’ In someone ...
Good Pictures, Bad Pictures by Kristen A. Jenson and Gail Poyner. I based my talk on this book plus online resources including those below.
All of the resources below include links to relevant research.
Protect Young Minds - Information for parents of younger children, from the authors of Good Pictures ...
No class this Sunday. We will meet again the following Sunday, May 22.
Last time, we had our "Boys Only" class meeting with Mr. Lee Harrison's able assistance. Most of what we discussed wasn't in the workbook, but here are some of the key points.
