Need Help?
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Are you or someone you know struggling with depression or addiction? Is your marriage struggling? Are you struggling with grief? Are you facing an unplanned pregnancy? Below are some helpful resources.
Catholic Counseling Services
Catholic Counseling Services seeks to provide quality counseling and psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and families in need of assistance and to offer these professional services through a unique perspective that upholds the richness and integrity of the Catholic faith. For more information, call 504-861-6245 or email [email protected] or visit their website: http://ccs.arch-no.org.
ENCOURAGE
EnCourage is a Roman Catholic apostolate for parents, friends, and family members of loved ones with same-sex attractions. The ministry helps members focus on their own spiritual development with the goals of achieving peace and complete trust in God’s Providence and His love for us and for the ones we love. EnCourage offers a supportive, confidential environment to share feelings, experiences, information, and guidance for maintaining healthy relationships with our loved ones. Click here to vist the Encourage Website.
Resources for accompanying people with same-sex attractions: https://truthandlove.com/resources/
Grief Support Group Program
The Grief Support Program is part of the SCS Bereavement Ministry and is a ten-week series designed to assist participants through the journey of grieving the loss of a loved one. Using The New Day Journal by Mauryeen O'Brien, participants will be guided through the four stages of grief. In addition to prayer and scripture readings, the program will make use of activities such as small group discussion, journaling, and other selected readings to help participants move toward healing. The program is offered in the Spring and the Fall each year. For more information about dates and times for the meetings, please contact the following:
Patricia Lawson (Grief Support)
(860) 214-2681
paglawson @ gmail.com
Becky Steppe (Bereavement Ministry)
rks45 @ outlook.com
(504) 289-6636
Retrouvaille
Help for hurting marriages: thousands of couples headed for cold, unloving relationships or divorce have successfully overcome their marriage problems by attending the Retrouvaille program. The main emphasis of the program is on communication in marriage between husband and wife. It will give you the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine your lives together in a new and positive way. Click here to vist the Retrouvaille Website.
Pornography Addiction Support
It has been shown to be extremely addictive and damaging to a person's ability to function as a loving spouse or parent. The best and most effective help in overcoming pornography is bringing it to light in a face-to-face context.
Clean Heart Nola: The Archdiocese of New Orleans is pleased to offer some of the best resources available to aid you, your family, and your organization in navigating modern technology usage and the deep harm that is caused by pornography. Please take advantage of these training programs, articles, videos, and local resources specifically designed for you whether you are a parent, an educator, a ministry leader, or someone who is struggling with pornography. www.cleanheartnola.com
My House Men's Group - provides an anonymous setting for support, accountability, and concrete steps to overcoming the bondage of pornography addiction. For more information, email myhouse @ archdiocese-no.org or call (504) 430-3060.
Reclain Sexual Health is an extremely effective online program that uses the brain science of addiction to break down the addiction and uses Catholic teaching on sexuality to reform consciences and teach the true meaning of sexual love. Click here to visit the Reclaim Sexual Health website.
Pearl Ladies' Group - a confidential Catholic support group for women whose husbands struggle with pornography or other sexual addictions. For more information, email pearlministry @ arch-no.org or call (504) 343-3359.
For more in-depth information about help with pornogrphy, click here.
Substance Abuse Ministry (SAM)
The Substance Addiction Ministry (SAM) is a parish-based ministry whose mission is to offer a safe and confidential place for those who are afflicted with or affected by alcohol or drug addiction to come find help, healing, and hope through education, prevention, referral, and support. It is also our objective to help restore value and dignity to those individuals afflicted with an addiction to help them develop and deepen their spirituality and to to help them connect with self, loved ones, and God. In addition, we seek to offer resources, information, and support to the family members that suffer from their loved one's disease. Meetings are open to both the afflicted as well as the affected. The SAM group is open to all faith traditions.
The following are some location SAM meeting locations:
SAM Metairie - St. Angela Merici
Meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of month (7:00 pm)
Lisa Carroll - (504) 314-8271
SAM New Orleans - St. Dominic
Meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month
Mic Harternstein - (504) 494-4787
SAM Mandeville - Mary, Queen of Peace
Meets the 4th Tuesday of the month
Nettie - (985) 626-7905
SAM Destrehan - St. Charles Borromeo
Meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month
Mary Engler - (504) 912-5137
SAM Marrero - Visitation of Our Lady
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month
Deacon Jerry Labadot - (504) 495-5820
SAM Slidell - St. Margaret Mary
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month
Deacon Louie Bauer - (985) 707-7261
Women's Health & Pregnancy Care
To learn more about local organizations that offer women the choices & the support they need for regarding Routine Healthcare, Infertility, Fertility Awareness & Family Planning, Pregnancy Help Centers, Alternatives to Abortion, and Help after an Abortion, visit: https://nolacatholic.org/womens-health-care
Another good resource for private and public resouces available in Louisiana:
https://findhelpla.com/resources/