The human body speaks a language of gift and communion and has great dignity. It should be treated with the greatest respect. As persons, we are meant to be loved and not used.
USCCB, “Create in Me A Clean Heart”
Gospel of Life Week
Gospel of Life Week
Teachers and Parents
– Adoption
– Loving Our Neighbors
– Knowing My Value
– Life is a Gift
– Learning to Forgive
– Respecting Others
– Caring for Those in Need
– The Beginning of Life
– Celebrating Special Needs
– Overcoming Differences
– Receiving Mercy
– Immigration
– Life is Precious
– Dignity at Every Age
– Marriage
– Caring for Creation
DREs and Catechists
– Grades PK-3
– Grades 4-6
– Grades 7-9
– Grades 10-12
Topics
– The Beginning of Life
– Knowing My Value
– Adoption
– Respecting Others
– Receiving Mercy
– Immigration
– Loving Our Neighbors
– Life is a Gift
– Life is Precious
– Dignity at Every Age
– Learning to Forgive
– Caring for Those in Need
– Marriage
– Caring for Creation
– Celebrating Special Needs
– Overcoming Differences
High School Resources
Youth Ministry Resources
Service Opportunities
While presented as harmless, in reality, pornography objectifies the human person, bringing hurt and pain rather than real relationship, intimacy, and joy. It pervades our understandings of love and relationship and impedes our efforts to live out our vocation to love as children of God.
If you are struggling with pornography, remember that you are not alone.
Jesus is with you, and the Church offers you love and support. Many people struggle with the temptation and sin of pornography. Trust in God’s mercy and his healing, freeing power.
“The Church is called to be a “field hospital” for the wounded of the world. No wound is out of the reach of Christ’s redeeming grace. Christ is our hope! The Church proclaims the truth about love, sexuality, and the dignity of each person, and she seeks to provide the Lord’s mercy and healing for those harmed by pornography.”
USCCB, “Create in Me A Clean Heart”
- Seeking freedom?
- Fight the New Drug: A non-profit that exposes the reality of porn’s harms and offers a variety of apps, resources and community to help those affected find freedom.
- Covenant Eyes: An accountability app to break cycles of isolation and addiction.
- Testimonies of Hope: In his book, Delivered, Matt Fradd compiles the stories and moving testimonies of real men and women who fought the battle of pornography addiction. You can find the book here.
- Parents and educators: Looking for help addressing pornography and chastity and protecting those in your care? There are resources, videos and training available through the Chastity Project and Fight the New Drug.