The resources and videos below are for your own further education on the selected topics.
Pornography
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:
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:
Marriage Statistics in the United States
Videos: The Diocese has purchased the Humanum Series for your benefit and use:
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
End of Life Issues
Salvifici Doloris (On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering)
Videos:
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