Marriage & Family Life  Restoration

The U.S. bishops formal statement: Create in Me a Clean Heart: A Pastoral Response to Pornography (en Español) 

The Angelic Warfare Confraternity
A supernatural fellowship of men and women dedicated to pursuing chastity under the patronage of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Confraternity is an official apostolate of the Dominican Order.

Catholic in Recovery meetings overlap 12-step spirituality with the sacramental life of the Catholic Church. A nationwide ministry founded in San Diego, they are open to all seeking freedom from addiction, compulsions, and unhealthy attachments. Click here for their current meeting schedule.

Reclaim Sexual Health
Science-based, Catholic resources for those impacted by pornography, masturbation, or other unhealthy sexual behaviors. Offers an anonymous online recovery program for pornography users and spouses of pornography users. Also has information for parents about protecting their children from pornography.

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. They are also a resource that trains and helps clergy in assisting families at the parish level, so that the domestic church truly becomes what it is, the human space in which we encounter Christ. In addition, information is provided on the Integrity Restored Recovery Program, a comprehensive recovery program for Catholics struggling with pornography addiction and their loved ones.

Exodus 90 (for men)
A ninety-day challenge of prayer, asceticism, and fraternity that is designed to help men attain freedom from sexual sin or other struggles. The program was developed at a seminary and today is transforming the lives of thousands of Catholic men across the country. In Exodus 90, men form small teams to go through the challenge together and support one another as they strive to grow in virtue.

Prayer Resources

Help for Men and Women:  Catholic Support Groups and Recovery Programs, Help for Parents, Help for Priests, Internet Filtering Tools, Advocacy and Education Resources, DVDs, Books and Other Print Resources

News Articles

Bishop James Conley, First Things: "Ariel Castro’s Addiction" - on how pornographic addiction is powerful and destructive

Fr. Christopher Kubat, Seedlings Column: "Porn"

Fr. Christopher Kubat, Seedlings Column: "There is Help"

For more resources:  https://www.usccb.org/topics/marriage-and-family-life-ministries/help-for-those-struggling