Further Resources

ContinuingEducation

The resources and videos below are for your own further education on the selected topics.

Pornography

CovenantEyes

Integrity Restored

Fight the New Drug, a secular anti-porn resource with many facts about the effects porn has on brains, relationships, and society

Same Sex Attraction:

Eden Invitation, a Catholic organization that focuses on the whole person “beyond the LGBT+ paradigm”

Videos:

The Third Way

Desire of the Everlasting Hills

How to Talk about Homosexuality in the Church with Fr. Mike Schmitz and Dr. Scott Hahn 

Bishop Robert Barron on the Supreme Court Ruling

Articles:

Long-term Effects of Same-Sex Parenting

Marriage and Human Complementarity:

Articles:

For Your Marriage

Marriage Statistics in the United States

Videos: The Diocese has purchased the Humanum Series for your benefit and use:

Humanum Series

Articles and Reports:

The Role of Fathers and Childhood Development

Cohabitation and Effects on Marriage

The Science of Sex Differences

Transgender Resources:

Teaching Resources from the US Bishops

Bishop Rhoades on Gender Dysphoria, July 2021

“Questioning Gender: Medicine and Theology in Dialogue” from the McGrath Institute for Church Life

National Catholic Bioethics Center Statement on Transgenderism (2015)

FAQ on Gender Identity Disorder and “Sex-Change” Operations

Catholic Medical Association: Statement on Hormone Treatment of Children

“Gender Identity Theory: A Loving Catholic Response” by Abigail Favale (presentation given for 2022 Catholic School Mission Days)

Treating Transgenderism

The Dangerous Lie of Sex Change Surgery’s Success

Transgender Surgery Isn’t the Solution

Sexuality and Gender: Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences (144 page research study on homosexuality and transgender issues)

National Geographic’s “Gender Revolution”: Bad Science and False Ideology

Transgender Conformity

Social Media

Information about popular social media apps (from Protect Young Eyes)

Parental controls for every digital device

Abortion 

Project Rachel (National Site)

Project Rachel (Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend)

US Bishops’ Database

Indiana Catholic Conference’s explanation of the state’s abortion legislation (August 2022)

10 Ways to Support Her when She’s Unexpectedly Expecting

Relationship between Contraception and Abortion

Early Feminists: Pro-Life Pioneers

A Perfect Gift

Abortion Aftermath

John Paul the Great and the Gospel of Life

Roe Turns 40: A Look at the Legal Legacy of Abortion

Walking with Moms in Need national website

Walking with Moms in Need diocesan website

Adoption

The Radiance Foundation

We Need to Talk About Adoption (Article by Elizabeth Kirk)

The Adoption Option (Audio Broadcast with Ray Guarendi)

Adoption: Choosing It, Living It, Loving It (Book by Ray Guarendi)

Catholic Charities of Fort Wayne-South Bend

Domestic Adoption and Foster Care

International Adoptions

End of Life Issues

Catholic End of Life

US Bishops’ Database

Salvifici Doloris (On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering)

Videos:

Maggie’s Story

Man of Steel

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