by Chris | Apr 2, 2025 | 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 | Mar 12, 2025 | First Step, God, Help from the Saints, Saints—On Earth & in Heaven
What do Saint Augustine and addiction recovery have in common? It turns out, quite a lot. Augustine, now recognized as one of the most influential people on Western thought, went through a tremendous struggle before he became the “saint” we think of today. This...
by Chris | Feb 26, 2025 | God, Second Step, The Twelve Steps, Third Step
I remember my first run through a recovery program. I did not start with SA (Sexaholics Anonymous) but with a program called Celebrate Recovery (CR), which is a Bible-based 12-step program. Most attendees were non-denominational Christians, those seeking recovery from...