by Chris | Mar 26, 2025 | God, Help from the Saints, Saints—On Earth & in Heaven
Read Part 1 of this series. In the first part of our exploration of the wisdom of Saint Augustine and 12-step recovery, we witness the dramatic change in awareness that led to Augustine’s recognition of his own powerlessness and of the one who is all-powerful, God....
by Chris | Mar 19, 2025 | Addiction, God, Help from the Saints, Saints—On Earth & in Heaven
Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this series. Having considered Saint Bernard of Clairvaux’s several observations for why we should love God as well as his description of the path of growth in virtuous love, we come now to that for which his work On Loving God is...
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...
by Chris | Feb 13, 2025 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, The Twelve Steps
Recently, I have been reflecting on how my porn addiction began in the first place. This took me back to a dark place in my life during college, when I had broken up with who I thought was the love of my life, which left me directionless and unstable. I had no passion...
