Our whole stupid fallen world is bent on praising your fallen nature and demonizing the struggle you must engage in if you are to be happy. “You be you” is bad advice because you are an idiot. Rather, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
Thanks Carlos. I’ve spent quite a bit of time trying to come up with a way to add vices as well, but haven’t found anything I like yet. I also think, though, that focusing on the good might be preferable and sufficient.
My anecdotal evidence from hearing confessions of college students is that men who can't stop doomscrolling on social media can't stop watching porn even if they want to and are highly motivated to stop. Even if they try to follow only Catholic influencers on Instagram, they end up watching porn afterwards. When they come back to confess…
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