Are you or a loved one struggling with
pornography or sexual addiction?
You are not alone.

“Everyone, in some way, is affected by increased pornography use in society. We all suffer negative consequences from its distorted view of the human person and sexuality. As bishops, we are called to proclaim anew the abundant mercy and healing of God found in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, and through his Church.”  — United States Council of Catholic Bishops

Are You Addicted?

Internet Filters: Protect Your Devices

Covenant Eyes – Use code DIOSCG30 for a FREE month of Covenant Eyes! Covenant Eyes helps you live porn-free through the power of accountability relationships. Covenant Eyes app monitors your devices and sends a feed of your activity to your ally through the Victory app. The Victory app delivers a feed of your activity right to your ally’s phone, giving an objective account of your online behavior, so you can have honest and healing conversations that help you quit porn for good.

Qustodio – Protecting your family online – Qustodio allows parents a number of extremely important safety features to help keep kids safe. It allows you to block inappropriate content, balance screen time, control games and apps, monitor social networks, monitor calls and messages, and provides location tracking and panic alerts.

Resources for Married Couples & Families

Pornography’s Effects on Marriage and Hope for Married Couples by Sam and Beth Meier– USCCB (Leer en Español)

Raising Chaste Children in a Pornographic World by Ryan Foley – USCCB (Leer en Español)

A New Kind of Porn Addiction for Teens by By Dr. Peter Kleponis

Integrity Restored – Resource Center to help restore the integrity of individuals, spouses, and families that have been affected by pornography and pornography addiction. Integrity Restored provides education, training, encouragement, and resources to break free from pornography, heal relationships, and to assist parents in preventing and responding to pornography exposure which is so devastating in the lives of our children.

BLOOM for Catholic Women – Bloom For Catholic Women offers therapeutic and Catholic-based online courses for women healing from the trauma of discovering their husband’s sexual and/or pornography addiction.

Resources for Men

COMMUNITIES

Strive21 Porn Detox- Join Matt Fradd and a community of brothers in discovering the keys to living porn-free with the free STRIVE: 21-Day Porn Detox. 

The Simon Community – The Simon Community is a Catholic / Christian society providing support for those bearing the cross of temptation – of lust, porn, and sexual addition. Freedom from sexual sin is possible. True, authentic love, as God intended, is possible. But it doesn’t happen without effort on your part. Making a change in how you live your day-to-day life is never easy, but you are not alone, and the Simon Community is here to help.

BOOKS

Breaking Free: 12 Steps to Sexual Purity for Men – Stephen Wood
This booklet offers practical assistance, not only to overcome, but also to prevent an addiction to pornography.

Defeating Satan’s Deadly Weapon Against Men (CD/MP3) – Jeff Cavins
Pornography has become pervasive in our culture – a true plague, infecting nearly every corner of our society. Its disastrous effects are seen in sexual addiction, ruined marriages, and shattered lives. Jeff Cavins notes that many men struggle with pornography. With great insight, he shows how we can fight pornography’s devastating influence and chart a course to true Christian purity.

Delivered: True Stories of Men and Women Who Turned from Porn to Purity – Matt Fradd
Deliverance from pornography is possible and these true stories prove it.

Resources for Women

COMMUNITIES

Magdala Ministries – For Women of Faith Struggling with Sexual Addiction

BOOKS

Delivered: True Stories of Men and Women Who Turned from Porn to Purity – Matt Fradd
Deliverance from pornography is possible and these true stories prove it.

Additional Resources for Recovery

Breaking Pornograhy, Restoring Hope- The series by Drew Garvey published in The Mirror.

Catholic Therapists – Catholic Therapists offering counseling that is consistent with church teaching.

RECLAiM: God’s Plan for Sexual Health – Offers an anonymous, science-based, Catholic Online Recovery Program, and provides resources for those who desire to reclaim God’s plan for their lives, and the lives of loved ones impacted by pornography or other unhealthy sexual behaviors.

Porn Detox (CD)– Jason Evert
Within every heart is a battlefield between love and lust. In this presentation, Jason Evert discusses the strategies necessary to win the war and uproot the vice of pornography once and for all.

The Pornography Plague, and the Path to Christian Purity (CD/MP3) – Jeff Cavins
Pornography has become pervasive in our culture – a true plague, infecting nearly every corner of our society. Its disastrous effects are seen in sexual addiction, ruined marriages, and shattered lives. Jeff Cavins notes that many men struggle with pornography. With great insight, he shows how we can fight pornography’s devastating influence and chart a course to true Christian purity.

Pure of Heart: Breaking Free from Porn (MP3) – Jason Evert
With Pure of Heart in your corner, you’ll finally have the tools, the guidance, and the motivation you need to break free of an addiction to pornography for good.

Taking Down Goliath: Five Strategies to Get Porn Out of Your Life (MP3) – Matt Fradd
In this powerful MP3, Taking Down Goliath, Apologist and Speaker, Matt Fradd uses his infectious and engaging speaking style to help you with five strategies to get porn out of your life.

Winning the Battle for Sexual Purity (CD/MP3) – Christopher West

In this CD/MP3, Christopher West addresses the struggles in the area of sexual purity and lust that many, if not most, men face on a regular basis.

Note: Information gathered from Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO

Additional Resources from the United States Council of Catholic Bishops

Create in Me a Clean Heart: Pastoral Response to Pornography – USCCB (Leer en Español)

Create in Me a Clean Heart Abridged Version – USCCB (Leer en Español)

Pornography’s Effects on Marriage and Hope for Married Couples by Sam and Beth Meier– USCCB (Leer en Español)

Raising Chaste Children in a Pornographic World by Ryan Foley – USCCB (Leer en Español)

The Role of Priests in Ministry to Those who Struggle with Pornography by Fr. Dave Songy – USCCB (Leer en Español)

‘Wash Me Thoroughly’: Healing from Pornography Use and Addiction by Daniel Spadaro – USCCB – (Leer en Español)