- Culture of Death, Family Life, guest post, Parenting, Pornography, reality check, social media, technology
Screens, tweens, and teens {guest post}
Last summer I reached out to my internet buddy and running-mom extraordinaire Colleen Martin and beseeched her to impart some of her wisdom as a seasoned boy mom in the tech era. She’s not super seasoned as…
Pornography, technology, and being the parent who says “no”
We had some sweet little friends over recently during a rare spring-like burst of warm weather and had the snacks flowing and the sprinkler turning in the backyard, and I had a very “I have become my…
It’s the culture, stupid
2017 has been kind of a train wreck, hasn’t it? Lately it seems like each week has brought news of another mass shooting, another massive sex scandal, another round of accusations and tarnished reputations and fresh outrage…
- coffee clicks, Culture of Death, ditching my smartphone, feast days, infertility, liturgical living, Pornography, social media, technology
Coffee Clicks {September 29th}
Hey it’s Michaelmas. Which means you can totally get away with ordering chicken wings for dinner and calling yourself a liturgical boss. (Just don’t skip on the diablo hot sauce.) This past week felt so heavy in…
- Culture of Death, mental health, Pornography, Sex, sin, spiritual warfare, technology, Theology of the Body
Sex, violence, and the internet: every parent’s battle
My boss brought to my attention a startling and, frankly, disturbing piece of research that surfaced last week correlating the age of a boy’s first exposure to pornography and his resultant attitude towards women. In results that…
- Culture of Death, Evangelization, Family Life, motherhood, Parenting, Pornography, reality check, social media
Why “Don’t Look” won’t be enough
I am the mother of three sons and one daughter. My kids are young still, but my firstborn is now within a couple years of the average first age of exposure to pornography. Which means that kids…
Lord, we need you
There are two women sitting to my right, and I’ve been trying – unsuccessfully – not to overhear them for the past half hour, sitting and working in a coffee shop. They’ve been chatting therapy and personal…
- Catholic Spirituality, Catholics Do What?, Culture of Death, Evangelization, motherhood, Parenting, Pornography, Sex, sin, Theology of the Body, toddlers
Porn proof kids and patron saints {part 3 in a series}
{Part 1} {Part 2} Lately I’ve been writing about — and hearing heart-wrenching accounts of — people struggling with pornography addiction. It’s rampant in our culture in the West, and the deeper I dig into the statistics and the anecdotes,…
- Catholic Spirituality, Catholics Do What?, Culture of Death, motherhood, Parenting, Pornography, reality check, Sex, sin
Porn-proofing our kids: practical steps {2 in a series}
{Part 1 here} (I want to start this piece with a plea to anyone who stumbled on this blog today, for however many seconds and from wherever in the world, because you googled “mama porn” or “mama with…
Porn proofing our kids: Emotional investment {part 1 in a series}
This topic near and dear to my heart. I have 3 little boys, 2 nephews, 2 brothers, and 1 husband. And too many male friends to count. I also have one daughter. 4 sisters. 4 nieces, and the…