by Chris | May 8, 2025 | Addiction, General, Getting Sober, Spiritual Tools
On occasion, I’m asked by a CIR newcomer, “How did you find recovery”? This person in active addiction is usually looking for a silver bullet to take down those “werewolves” of addictions, compulsions, and unhealthy attachments. A full answer to such a question, in my...
by Chris | Apr 23, 2025 | General, Help from the Saints, Personal Testimonies, Personal Testimony, Prayer, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Saints—On Earth & in Heaven, Scripture Reflection, Spiritual Tools
The following is an excerpt from The Recovery Rosary, a book offering 20 personalized meditations (one for each mystery of the Rosary) covering a variety of addictions, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, lust-related addictions, compulsive/disordered eating...
by Chris | Apr 17, 2025 | God, Help from the Saints, Saints—On Earth & in Heaven
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. In the second part of our reflections on Saint Augustine and 12-step recovery, we examined how and why Augustine submitted himself entirely to the care of God as Augustine had come to know Him in his dramatic and grace-filled...
by Chris | Apr 16, 2025 | General, Help from the Saints, Personal Testimonies, Personal Testimony, Prayer, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Saints—On Earth & in Heaven, Scripture Reflection, Spiritual Tools
The following is an excerpt from The Recovery Rosary, a book offering 20 personalized meditations (one for each mystery of the Rosary) covering a variety of addictions, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, lust-related addictions, compulsive/disordered eating...
by Chris | Apr 9, 2025 | General, Help from the Saints, Personal Testimonies, Personal Testimony, Prayer, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Saints—On Earth & in Heaven, Scripture Reflection, Spiritual Tools
The following is an excerpt from The Recovery Rosary, a book offering 20 personalized meditations (one for each mystery of the Rosary) covering a variety of addictions, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, lust-related addictions, compulsive/disordered eating...
