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Amanda Zurface is the Catholic Church Outreach Specialist for Covenant Eyes. Amanda holds a License and MA in Canon Law and a BA in Catholic Theology and Social Justice. Amanda has served in various roles within the Catholic Church both in the United States and internationally. She is the co-author of Equipped: Smart Catholic Parenting in a Sexualized Culture, Confident: Helping Parents Navigate Online Exposure, and Transformed by Beauty. She resides in Lexington, Ohio where she manages amandazurface.com.

Image for article: Minnesota Passes a Groundbreaking Bill

Minnesota Passes a Groundbreaking Bill

Americans are becoming more and more educated on how pornography negatively impacts society. We are beginning to realize that it impacts real people. A driving force behind human trafficking is the belief that it’s okay…

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Survey Shows Why Parents Should Keep Smartphones Out of the Bedroom

Parents have dreams for their children. The parents I know constantly ask God to guide and protect them, to make their children the saints they’re called to be! They want to protect their children from…

Image for article: Safe Haven Sunday Launched in the Archdiocese of New Orleans

Safe Haven Sunday Launched in the Archdiocese of New Orleans

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ 2015 statement Create in Me a Clean Heart: A Pastoral Response to Pornography has been an inspiration and guide to Catholic leaders as they seek to address the…

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A Powerful Daily Habit to Start the New Year

The first days of January are always full of so much life, excitement, and motivation! It begins with bright colors of confetti, selfies with the ones we love, champagne bubbles, and the delicious salty and…

Image for article: Pope Francis Addresses the Harms of Porn on Children

Pope Francis Addresses the Harms of Porn on Children

The content you read here may include religious language from other denominations. Please don’t let this distract from the overall message. Covenant Eyes frequently writes from a Christian perspective (both Catholic and Protestant), but we work…

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Theology of the Body: On Sex and the Meaning of Life

I thrive when I have something that inspires and drives me. You know, something that puts some pep in your step, wakes you up early in the morning, or even sends you to bed early just to be…

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Praying Through the Guilt

Do you remember the first time you told a lie? One of my friends recently told me that he remembers the first time he lied to his parents. He was 12 years old, and he…

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Are you over-spiritualizing your porn struggle?

Have you ever thought that you may be over-spiritualizing, or possibly under-spiritualizing, your struggle with pornography? The content you read here may include religious language from other denominations. Please don’t let this distract from the overall…

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Are you a prisoner to unforgiveness?

As a society, we don’t encourage forgiveness very well, do we? Instead, the culture encourages resentment and paybacks by making the person suffer for the wrong they’ve done. Unforgiveness is almost celebrated. Our hurts come…