by Chris | Jun 9, 2020 | The Twelve Steps
It is probably obvious to all of us now—if we didn’t believe it before—but the Coronavirus pandemic has brought to light the reality that we are complex creatures. If Jesus cites (Deuteronomy 8:3) by saying that “man does not live on bread alone” (Matthew 4:4), the...
by Chris | Jun 2, 2020 | Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools, The Sacraments
As a cradle Catholic, I was familiar with Eucharistic adoration. I vaguely remember going with my class in elementary school. However, I was not a practitioner of this method to adore Jesus. Truth be told, until 2015 I was not really a faithful Catholic. I went to...
by Chris | Jun 1, 2020 | Personal Testimonies
Ever since Ben was young, he always wanted to be the best at what he did. And so it’s not surprising that when he started to drink in high school, he applied that very same mindset. “I wanted to be the best drinker and drink only the strongest drinks, to drink faster...
by Chris | May 26, 2020 | Spiritual Tools, The Twelve Steps
When life in quarantine began, I did what I often do and decided that I was just going to remain busy and plan like crazy to get through it. The first thing that I did was get really motivated to exercise. One of my many passions is rowing. Social distancing meant...
by Chris | May 19, 2020 | Help from the Saints, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools
I’ve read often in recovery literature that surrender is essential to healing from our addictions. But it always frightened me. Surrender felt like giving up—it felt like admitting I can’t do it on my own. Guess what? I can’t do it on my own. Even just typing that...
