This last weekend we hosted our first Parent Academy event of 2022, where we watched a documentary on social media and discussed its dangers and threats not only to our culture but also to our humanity. In light of this, I thought it fitting to read a passage from Augustine's Confessions. In this story, we meet Augustine's friend Alypius, who, like many people today, became addicted to entertainment and to watching things he shouldn't. In spite of Alypius' weakness, God was still kind to rescue him from his bondage, though not without difficulty. These are sobering words for us today, but we need to be reminded that we cannot be freed from such things without Christ who strengthens us. [Note: this translation of "Confessions" is by Maria Boulding, published by Ignatius Press]