The Arena Ask Father Josiah | Struggling With Sexual Purity?
Dec 31, 2025
Fr. Josiah discusses how to maintain sexual purity in relationships through leadership and repentance. He tackles the delicate balance of parenting, including the appropriateness of corporal discipline. Teens facing parental challenges in their faith receive comforting advice on joining parish life. The conversation turns to the angelic realm's role in human lives and cosmic redemption for animals. Insightful advice is given on managing despair, self-hatred, and navigating modern dating through active parish involvement.
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Find A Partner Through Service, Not Anxiety
- Find a spouse by serving actively in parish ministry rather than by moping about dating.
- Trust God to bring a partner through shared service and prayer.
Rebuild Faith By Immediate Spiritual Action
- If you feel faithless, begin immediately: go to church, confess, read Psalms, and seek a priest's guidance.
- Small faith can still move you; act now and build discipline.
Combat Self-Hatred With Prayer And Pastoral Help
- If you hate yourself or are depressed, call on the Lord, seek the priest, and open the Gospels for healing.
- Trust Christ's promise of a future and take concrete steps toward community and confession.