Breaking Free From Pornography (Fr. Sean Kilcawley) | Ep. 282

Pints With Aquinas

Matt Fradd

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 137 minutes

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In this episode, I talk with Fr. Sean Kilcawley, a Catholic priest, about the Catholic stance on pornography, what we can do about it, and how we can break free of it with God's help. We also discuss: - The urgency and scale of the problem of pornography in the world. - The effects of pornography on men. - The evils of pornography. - Understanding the role God must play in helping us break free. Sign up for my free course on St. Augustine's "Confessions"! SPONSORS Hallow: http://hallow.app/mattfradd STRIVE: https://www.strive21.com/ Homeschool Connections: https://homeschoolconnections.com/matt/ GIVING Patreon or Directly: https://pintswithaquinas.com/support/ This show (and all the plans we have in store) wouldn't be possible without you. I can't thank those of you who support me enough. Seriously! Thanks for essentially being a co-producer co-producer of the show. LINKS Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/matt-fradd FREE 21 Day Detox From Porn Course: https://www.strive21.com/ SOCIAL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattfradd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattfradd Gab: https://gab.com/mattfradd Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/pintswithaquinas MY BOOKS Get my NEW book "How To Be Happy: Saint Thomas' Secret To A Good Life," out now! Does God Exist: https://www.amazon.com/Does-God-Exist-Socratic-Dialogue-ebook/dp/B081ZGYJW3/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=fradd&qid=1586377974&sr=8-9 Marian Consecration With Aquinas: https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Consecration-Aquinas-Growing-Closer-ebook/dp/B083XRQMTF/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=fradd&qid=1586379026&sr=8-4 The Porn Myth: https://www.ignatius.com/The-Porn-Myth-P1985.aspx CONTACT Book me to speak: https://www.mattfradd.com/speakerrequestform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'd like to announce my new book, How to Be Happy, St. Thomas's Secret to a Good Life.
0:06.5	Although just about every marketing firm, self-help guru and man on the street has an answer,
0:13.2	very few, if any, understand true happiness.
0:17.4	It doesn't come from power, pleasure, popularity or possessions.
0:21.6	So what is happiness and how do we find it?
0:25.6	In How to Be Happy, I rely on the help of St Thomas Aquinas to show what will and won't bring us happiness in this life.
0:33.6	My hope is that by making the thought of Aquinas accessible for today, my new book will be a helpful guide to a good life.
0:41.3	Check the link in the description of this video to get your copy today.
0:49.3	Good. Gidei, Father Sean Coley.
0:53.3	How are you doing, Matt? It's great to be with you. That's great to have you here. Sunday. I don't usually do Sunday live streams, but did today. But why not? You're in town. This is one of the advantages of living in Superville. You have all these fantastic people who are dropping in and texting you. I don't mean to capitalize on our friendship, but you have a lot of wisdom to share. So I'm really glad to be able to both catch up with you
0:54.1	and have people. texting you. I don't mean to capitalize on our friendship, but you have a lot of wisdom to share.
1:11.7	So I'm really glad to be able to both catch up with you and have people sort of watch in.
1:16.0	Absolutely. So why are you here? What conference were you at?
1:19.4	So I was at the Veritas and Moris conference, which is, was put on by Dr. Stephen Hildebrand,
1:24.7	who's on faculty at the university.
1:28.3	And so the Veritasamorius project is, their website is Veritasomorius.org.
1:34.3	And it's really all of the teachers who taught me in grad school who have started this
1:39.3	project with three really main goals in their scope, right? The theology of the body, John Paul the
1:46.8	second, theology of love of Pope Benedict the 16th, and Pope Francis's pedagogy of accompaniment.
1:53.4	And so it's really to preserve the treasury of the church's teaching on marriage and family
1:56.8	and really keeping in mind those three perspectives.
2:01.6	And it was just an amazing experience to be there because it really took me back to my own time
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