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By Fr. Ed Broom, OMV, Catholic Exchange - The most strenuous battles today is that against the ravenous wolf that we call porn. We can safely say, with great sorrow and pain, that one of the most powerful and prevalent addictions today is that of porn. Because of the easy and all too prevalent availability and access to porn, more and more people—teens and even children—are viewing porn… The following are ten positive steps to win the battle. Let us fight the battle, not by ourselves, but with the help of Almighty God and His Blessed Mother!

By Diane Montagna, LifeSiteNews - In his latest effort to “shape a Church with an Amazonian face,” Pope Francis on Monday met with internationally renowned defender of the Amazon’s delicate ecosystem, indigenous chief Raoni Metukire… Raoni, the leader of the Kayapò people, has become the “living symbol” of the fight for the preservation of the Amazon rainforest and indigenous culture… His visit to the Vatican is seen as part of Pope Francis’s push to promote indigenous spirituality and “integral ecology” in preparation for the Pan-Amazonian Synod next October.

By Stephen Snyder, Crisis Magazine - “For this was I born, and for this came I into the world; that I should give testimony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice. Pilate saith to him: What is truth? (Quid est veritas?)” (John 18:37-38). That iconic question of Pontius Pilate rings out through the voices of many today, and the correct answer to that question is the same—and equally as important—today as it was then.

By Vincent Weaver, EWTN News - So, is it possible that this idea of 10,000 hours could apply to holiness — to mastering one’s growth in the faith? Maybe. Maybe not. However, if all we ever do to work on our spiritual development is to go to Mass every Sunday and pray 5 minutes per day… then it would take about 116 years to achieve that master level. And we wonder why our spiritual life feels flat, so often. But what if we spent 30 minutes per day in a combination of prayer and Scripture study, along with daily Mass?