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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.

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How a Different Approach to Lent Can Help Your Children

Sometimes the easy thing to do in Lent is to give something up. We give up sweets, watching television, and maybe try to stop spending excessive amounts of money on material things. We might even…

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A Christmas Letter to Parents

‘Tis the Season for Giving Gadgets Parents, if your young son or daughter wrote you a letter, would it look similar to the letter above? Christmas brings many joys, but some of these joys can also…

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It’s Not About Restraint, But Transformation

New song recommendations are the best. The perfect beat or tune can really make your day. Some lyrics can make you feel like you’ve made strides in your spiritual life ten seconds into the song.…

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Why We Need Friends Who Call Us to Greatness

Friendship can be a blessing or a curse. Depending on if you’re talking to an introvert or extrovert, right? No matter who you talk to, friendship is a key part of life and a reality…

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5 Insights into the Sacred Duty of a Father and Mother

A father once commented to other parents while sitting on the bleachers at a high school lacrosse game, “Who am I to say anything to my kid? I’m just the dad.” Chuckling, a mother pipes…

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Pentecost Sunday and the Power to Overcome Porn

Updated May 2021.  We have a great time of celebration this weekend, and it has everything to do with the Holy Spirit. Yes, Pentecost is finally here! On Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the gift of the Holy…

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What Porn Has To Do With Child Abuse Prevention Month

The links in this post have been updated as of October 2020. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In light of that, Covenant Eyes wants to break this topic open and shed light on a…

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Why Porn Makes It Difficult to Discern a Call to Vocational Ministry

Every day many men and women give their lives to prayer, studying the Word of God, serving the poor, teaching and preaching, evangelizing, helping in the wake of natural disasters and war, and ministering to the…

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What Our Culture Truly Needs

How greatly today’s world needs God’s mercy! Have you heard it said that when sin is present, grace is present all the more? Scripture refers to this in Romans 5:20 when Paul states, “Where sin…