Every year, my wife takes the kids away for 2 weeks to her sister’s camp. And every year, I face the same demon named porn who tempts me to masturbation.  I met “this guy” back in high-school and I almost went blind. But when I entered the seminary in college, I was able to control [...]

Welcome to As For Me And My House! This series chronicles the place where “the rubber meets the road” in the Nod household. For those of you just tuning in: these are the Nods. Boys. They are like chips off of the old block. When they’re four years old, they follow Daddy everywhere, because he’s [...]

From psychology I learned that women need to be loved as men need to be trusted.  It’s just how the sexes respond to affirmation.  So I keep this in mind and drop casual and subtle messages of appreciation to my wife every now and then.  Like when we went for buffet tonight, I saw some [...]

Actually, it was overheard on Catholic Radio. A man calls in regarding whether it is permissible to be sterilized at a certain age if there is a history of begetting children with genetic defects after 40. The host responds that we need to see children with Biblical eyes, as gifts from the Lord. He goes [...]

At a men’s retreat, someone brought out a point that clarifies a misconception about chastity in married life. This guy thought that just because he’s married then he can do a lot of sexual stuff as long as he does not commit adultery and that there is no contraception involved.  First of all, my insights are [...]

There’s an excellent column posted recently on National Review titled “Getting Serious about Pornography”. It begins: Imagine a drug so powerful it can destroy a family simply by distorting a man’s perception of his wife. Picture an addiction so lethal it has the potential to render an entire generation incapable of forming lasting marriages and [...]

Msgr. Charles Pope has a fabulous post on Modesty and Men.  Men, go and read it – it is very good stuff. He also has this fantastic recording of one of his sermons on Marriage & Manhood which is a reflection on Genesis 2:20-25.

How does one know if he (or she, and yes – there are female addicts) has a problem? Well, lets start with a very good definition from Sexaholic’s Anonymous, which happens to be the 12-Step program I am achieving sobriety in. “We can only speak for ourselves. The specialized nature of Sexaholics Anonymous can best [...]

I seem normal. I am the average guy you see in the pew each week. I am married, I have two young daughters, my career is established, I am very active in my church and community. As matter of fact, I am an upcoming leader within my church. I seem normal, except that I am [...]

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