The Blog Post I Never Intended to Write

Pornography: Bring It Into the Light

Seems like Kanye West is a hot topic. I’m old enough to say without embarrassment that my knowledge of him begins and ends with him being married to a Kardashian and his tussle with Taylor Swift. But a headline about him caught my eye a couple of days ago. I clicked through and discovered this:

Playboy was my gateway into full-blown pornography addiction. My dad had a Playboy left out at age 5, and it’s affected almost every choice I made for the rest of my life,” West told Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s Beats 1 on Thursday. “From age 5, to now having to kick the habit. And it just presents itself in the open, like it’s OK. And I stand up and say, you know, it’s not OK.” (Source)

And that prompted me to write the blog post I never intended to write. I’d been reading about silence and wondering whether I really should be saying something about anything. And yet, I felt like something else needed to be said.

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Resources for Pornography Addiction (All in Good Time)

Bloom for Catholic Women

Our mission at Bloom for Catholic Women is to provide healing for women that have been impacted by their husband’s pornography use and/or addiction.


Covenant Eyes

Covenant Eyes is designed to help you and those you love live free from pornography.


Fight the New Drug

Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative organization that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography by raising awareness of its harmful effects using only science, facts, and personal accounts.


Integrity Restored

Our mission at Integrity Restored is to help restore the integrity of individuals, spouses, and families that have been affected by pornography and pornography addiction.


National Center for Sexual Exploitation

Exposing the connections between all forms of sexual exploitation.


Project Young Minds

Kids CAN learn to reject pornography.


STRIVE 21-Day Detox from Porn with Matt Fradd

Thousands of men are breaking free from porn with STRIVE.


Talitha Ministries

Empowering women struggling with lust, porn addiction, masturbation and sexual sin, to live a life of purity, authenticity and healing.

Guest Posts: Teaching Children About Chastity, Catholic Fiction & More

CatholicMom.com

LoveEd Program Empowers Parents to Teach Their Children About Chastity (December 20, 2017)

“The beauty of LoveEd: Raising Kids That Are  Strong, Smart and Pure by Coleen Kelly Mast is that it does not seek to minimize the parents’ role in educating their children about chastity but instead empowers them to excel at it. It does so by offering materials and a format that encourage the frank, meaningful dialogue necessary to teach our children fundamental, critical lessons about the truth and meaning of human sexuality in a manner that is engaging and appealing.”

Protecting Young Minds with Good Pictures Bad Pictures (October 17, 2017)

“Using analogies and terms children can understand, seven short chapters cover pornography, addiction, and various aspects of brain function. The book also offers a five-step “CAN DO” plan for children to implement should they be confronted with pornographic images.”

Meatless Friday: Shrimp, Corn, and Potato Foil Packets (September 1, 2017)

“By hitting the local farmers’ market in the afternoon, I had all of the fresh corn on the cob and potatoes I needed for this recipe, which, after some prep time, is quick and easy on the grill.”

Catholic365.com

Catholic Fiction and Where to Find It (September 23, 2017)

Catholic Christmas Book-Giving Guide: Ten Picks for Your Holiday Shopping (December 15, 2017)

Under the Catholic Child’s Christmas Tree: A Book-Giving Guide (December 16, 2017)

 

Why the Edgy End of the Spectrum Feels Like Home

When I began writing fiction, I wrote.  Words came into my head, and I typed them on the screen. Even as I began to learn how little I knew about novel-writing, my concerns were limited to grammar and craft. Big-picture issues such as genre or marketing weren’t on my radar.

Eventually, the time comes when most writers need to categorize their book, if not their writing style. After all, it’s hard to target your niche (and consequently sell books) if no one, including you, knows what it is you write.Edgy

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