I was scared. Terribly scared! But I felt He would help me. I knelt down in the confessional, closed my eyes, and began to speak. I overcame my fear and shame The Movement of Pure Hearts is my way to heaven. Even ...

When it comes to spiritual growth, bitter bread, humiliation, and adversity serve us better than sweet delights and a pleasant state of mind I am twenty-four years old. I first encountered the problem of impurity when I was twelve. It ...

Purgatory and the poor souls—a world almost unknown to us who make our pilgrimage through this life toward eternity. But can we plead total ignorance? Sacred Scripture hints at a place where souls reside after death and are purified so as ...

I came to realize that divorce really did not change our situation. My wife remains my wife; and as her husband I am responsible for her salvation. Excerpts from letters to the editor Matthew: “Three years ago my wife left me for another ...

Last year my husband suffered a recurrence of colon cancer. He underwent serious surgery, including an anastomosis. They did not remove the tumor since it was inoperable. The doctor told us the cancer had spread to the liver, the peritoneum, and the ...

I joined the Movement of Pure Hearts four months ago. Before pledging myself to a life of purity, I gave the matter a lot of thought, since, though I had always wanted to be close to Jesus, I was still experiencing doubts. I was afraid I would fudge my obligations and ...

“The love between a woman and a man is a beautiful gift of God. That is why we must approach it with a proper sense of responsibility” (Saint John Paul II). “According to the Bible—observes the Holy Father—physical love is ...

I come from a normal, loving family. At home, there were never any pornographic magazines or films about. I never so much as held a porn magazine in my hand. So I find it hard to understand how I fell into the sin of impurity. Perhaps it ...

“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Gal. 5:1). My name is Jacek and I am a sexoholic. By this I mean I am addicted to lust—to an uncontrollable, destructive desire ...

I have good news for you. Never in my life have I heard better news. The more a person is forgiven, the more he loves and feels loved. Jesus has a sure plan of salvation from the greatest misery—for everyone! Fear invaded my happy ...

I knew I was dying. “I want to die peacefully like John Paul II.” When he was alive, he meant nothing to me. It was the evening before Christmas Eve, 2005. That day they had drained my body of two bags of blood. I knew I was ...

“I think Christ is whispering to each of you: ‘Give me your heart! (…) I will purify it, strengthen it, and direct it to those who have need of it.’” (Saint John Paul II) “So love, in essence, means giving yourself ...

I felt as if I were two persons: one striving for God, wishing to be close of Him, and the other striving for easy, sinful attachments I have been serving on the altar for eight years, but I fell into the mire of masturbation ...

I prayed hard for my husband. I did not expect that the better part of these graces and promises would fall upon me. After all, I was OK. He was the one in need of healing I am married, thirty-six years old, ...

Pure love is what everyone desires. It does not come automatically. You must learn how to love and to foster it. Only Jesus, who is Love, grants us the gift of pure love, if we will only open up our hearts and ...

For several years I have been recalling a scene from our winter vacations. My sister was quarreling with my father. Not understanding what the row was all about, I asked him why she was mad at him. I was barely nine years old. ...

I am a “sober sexoholic.” Thanks to the power of God, I came out of this progressive deadly disease of addiction to lust, which destroys a human being emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. My problem with masturbation began at age 13. ...

I was born and raised in a Catholic family. I received the sacraments, attended Holy Mass regularly, and prayed every day. This was the case until 1993, when, at the age of sixteen, I happened to meet someone I became very fond of. J. was several ...

My name is Paulina. I am thirty-one years old. I have been married for twelve years. My husband Mark is thirty-six years old. We have two daughters: Caroline (aged twelve) and Veronica (aged seven). We are expecting our third child (Dominica), whom ...

We have been married for twenty years. The fruit of our love have been five sons, two of whom went to the Lord while still in my womb. We would like to share our experience of God’s love for us. In 2007, ...