by Chris | Jan 11, 2023 | General, Getting Sober, God, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Sex/Pornography
In my previous article, I discussed how Dante made his descent into the depths of Hell to not only witness the torments of unrepentant sinners but also face down his own sin and personal hell. At the end of Dante’s Inferno, at the very bottom of the ninth circle,...
by Chris | Dec 19, 2022 | Community, General, Service, Spiritual Tools
I recently discovered that the word “celebration” comes from the Latin root celebrare, which implies groups of people assembling together for the purpose of honor and praise. This is why we as Catholics say that we “celebrate the sacraments.” Celebration by its very...
by Chris | Nov 30, 2022 | Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Sex/Pornography, Spiritual Tools
How can each gift of the Holy Spirit help us stay sober in our recovery as well as grow closer to the Lord? As Saint Thomas Aquinas illuminated, God helps humanity in its process of perfection with particular habits. These habits or instincts enable us to transcend...
by Chris | Nov 1, 2022 | Addiction, Compulsive Eating Behaviors, Other Addictions
Everybody in any kind of recovery knows how cunning and patient those old thought patterns are, just waiting to sneak back up on us in the middle of a stressful day. So it really wasn’t any surprise to me when, on one of those recent stressful days, I was passing by...
by Chris | Oct 19, 2022 | Compulsive Eating Behaviors, Getting Sober, God, Other Addictions, Prayer & Scripture Reflections
Even before entering into recovery for my food addiction, I had heard a slogan that kind of, sort of made sense…but didn’t really. Don’t just do something. Sit there. I knew at least intellectually that it meant, “Stop trying so hard. Stop being a perfectionist. Let...
