The Inner Life – October 3, 2024 – Exposing the Harmful Sin of Pornography

Father Allen Hoffa joins Patrick to discuss Exposing the Harmful Sin of Pornography

  • What is Integrity restored and what has father been doing to fight the battle against Pornography?
  • (10:23) What is Pornography according to the Church?
  • What do you say to people who think Pornography is a private sin?
  • (17:17) Why is Porn known as the Drug of Choice?

(20:2) Break 1

  • How does AI affect Pornography?
  • Is Human trafficking tied to Pornography?
  • (27:02) Mary Lou – Has had a personal experience. was engaged to a physician. He was addicted to porn and had to end the whole thing.  Couldn’t get aroused. Never married because the three men in her life had issues with pornography.

(38:59) Break 2

  • We got an email from a woman who was addicted to porn and also struggles.
  • (40:31) What can we do to fight Pornography?
  • Ann – Exposed to porn as a child. Thoughts still come up. Is there a prayer out there or something I can do to block these thoughts?
  • (47:31) George – At what point if you deal with an addiction can you begin dating again?

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Patrick Conley was born, raised, and baptized in Wisconsin in a Protestant tradition. After meeting his wife, Kendra, through an Evangelical ministry at the University of Minnesota, they entered the Catholic Church in 2010. They listened to Relevant Radio, specifically The Inner Life, while preparing to enter the Church. Conley now holds a degree in theology from Oxford University and has served the Church in both academic theology and grassroots pastoral ministry. Conley teaches religion classes in a Catholic elementary school, serves as his parish Director of Religious Education, and is in formation for the permanent diaconate. He also hosts Practicing Catholic on Relevant Radio, exclusive to the Minneapolis area’s airwaves, and is a traveling presenter for the Catherine of Siena Institute apostolate. He lives in rural Wisconsin with his wife and their bulldogs, Georgie and Bingley.