Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:46

Father Ken Van Haverbeke talks about eliminating the temptation in the second video of a series: “Putting on the Armor of Light: Living Chastely.”
In chapter five of Matthew’s Gospel, Father Van Haverbeke says, Jesus tell the crowds it is better to lose a part of your body than for the whole body to be cast into hell.
“The only way to be free of internet pornography is to eliminate the temptation,” he says in the video. “It must be completely removed.”
Father Van Haverbeke says many will have the excuse: “I can’t be without my computer because… .”
Most people can be, he responds, but if you must be connected, establish limits.
Father Van Haverbeke says living chastely allows us to live like Christ and not to be in the bondage of sin.
“There is no one silver bullet that will eliminate this cancer from your life,” he says in the first presentation. “It will be a multipronged attack. Be patient with yourself and be humble. Patience and humility will drive the devil away.”
Father Van Haverbeke then explains seven steps to help a person begin to live chastely: Eliminate the temptation; limit access to the internet; find an accountability partner, use filters, or unplug the computer; go to confession weekly to the same confessor; pray unceasingly; increase your desire to be holy; and be wary of sinning against the virtue of hope through presumption or despair.
He said pornography cannot be dealt with alone. “Satan wants you to think that you can but you really cannot – you need the help of a spiritual advisor.”
Fr. Van Haverbeke added that pornography is pervasive. “We are so in tune with all this technology – it makes it so available.”

How to contact a priest for help
Those who need help for sings against chastity may email “ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .” Father Ken Van Haverbeke will reply with contact information for a priest in your area of the Diocese of Wichita.
Video series available at website
The Catholic Advance is producing a series of video presentation with suggestions about overcoming pornography by Fr. Van Haverbeke. The first presentation is now up at the diocesen YouTube site: youtube.com/dioceseofwichita, and at the Spiritual Life Center’s home page http://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/slc.