by Chris | Sep 2, 2022 | Personal Testimonies, Personal Testimony
For years, Sharon was a compulsive overeater who struggled with diabetes and other weight problems because of her unhealthy attachment to food. “There was a lot of crying out to God over the years. Finally, I stopped asking for a miracle and started asking for help,...
by Chris | Aug 31, 2022 | Eucharist, Prayer, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Sacraments, Spiritual Tools, The Sacraments
Starting back on June 19th, 2022 (the Feast of Corpus Christi), the Catholic Bishops of the United States began a call to action for a national “grassroots effort” for members of the Church—Christ’s Body—to place the Holy Eucharist at the center of our lives. You can...
by Chris | Aug 24, 2022 | General, Service
When I came into the rooms of recovery many years ago, I was told I had to “Trust God, Clean House, and Help Others.” In addition to the step work and building a relationship with God, I had to give the solution away to others and serve if I wanted to have a...
by Chris | Aug 17, 2022 | 12-Step Meetings, 12-Step Sponsorship, Community, Service, The Twelve Steps
Each year that passes of my sobriety I’m reminded of my blessings and the gratitude that I owe to the people in the fellowship of AA who shared how they remained sober and pointed me back to God. I also think often about a phrase that was used in some of my early AA...
by Chris | Jul 27, 2022 | Mercy, Spiritual Tools
I’m definitely not the first person to compare sin to weeds in a garden. But a recent weekend of helping pull weeds at my in-laws led me to contemplate just how apt the analogy is to our own spiritual lives and recovery. Sins are like weeds in our lives because they...