What is the Bible and Where is it From?
At New Year’s, people of faith will often make a resolution to work their way through the Bible over the course of the coming year. And while these resolutions are…
“Les Miserables”
“Remember this, my brother; see in this some higher plan You must use this precious silver to become an honest man By the witness of the martyrs, by the Passion…
Mercy and the Death of St. Stephen
On December 25, we celebrate Christmas, Jesus’ birth, where the infinite God becomes Himself one of the human family. It is a momentous occasion in the sequence of our Church…
Prayer as Relationship
When people think of me, the last thing they think of is someone who is “smooth.” Consider me the anti-James Bond. When I first asked my now-wife out on a…
Sexual Purity Part VI: Growing Strong through Fasting
This final tip is the most challenging, but the one of most effective ways to stay sexually pure:
Fast.
Yes, I’m talking about giving something up. Fasting isn’t just for Lent. In the sermon of the mount, Jesus said, “When you fast,” not “if you fast.” (Matthew 6:16) Jesus spent lots of time fasting. Don’t we want to be like Him? Fasting should be a regular part of our spiritual lives.
Sexual Purity Part V: Mercy
The very name of Jesus in Hebrew, Yeshua, is literally translated as “I Save”. It’s what He does. It’s what He wants to do. It’s what we need to let Him do in our lives when we fall into sin.
Sexual Purity Part IV: Trust
In 2010, Bob Rice put together a list of six tips – six things you can work at – when you’re fighting the battle for sexual purity (something many of…
Sexual Purity Part III: Avoid
In 2010, Bob Rice put together a list of six tips – six things you can work at – when you’re fighting the battle for sexual purity (something many of…
Sexual Purity Part II: Flee
If you’re in a situation with your boyfriend or girlfriend and things are starting to get out of control, get up and walk away. I’m not kidding. The only other option is sin. Don’t just lie on the couch together. Get up and go for a walk around the block. If you’re sitting at your computer and are tempted to look at pornography, turn off the computer, get up and walk away. I mean, it’s really difficult to look at pornography on your computer when you computer is turned off and you are in another room.
Sexual Purity Part I: Whatever
So when you start thinking thoughts that will lead you to sexual impurity, think… whatever. Think about Jesus Christ. Think about a friend. Think about something good or noble in your life. Don’t focus on eliminating the bad, but replace the bad with the good.