by Chris | Jun 13, 2019 | Spiritual Tools, The Sacraments, The Twelve Steps
When many of us in recovery approach Step Four (make a “searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves”), it often seems like a daunting task. Most of us living with an active addiction do not spend a lot of time looking at ourselves in a critical way. For many...
by Chris | Jun 6, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Help from the Saints, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Spiritual Tools, The Twelve Steps
According to pious tradition, Our Lady gave 15 promises to those who would pray the rosary with real devotion. Three of those promises are signal graces, an armor against hell, and the destruction of vice. To overcome my porn addiction I needed the Mother of God to...
by Chris | Jun 1, 2019 | Personal Testimonies
Although Barry had his first beer when he was on a Boy Scouts camping trip as a teenager, it was not until after he graduated from college in Houston that he started to drink regularly—after he got a job as a merchant seaman, a lifestyle that enabled alcohol to become...
by Chris | Jun 1, 2019 | Personal Testimonies
While Daniel was first exposed to porn in high school, when he would steal looks on his father’s computer from time to time when alone in the house, it wasn’t until college when his addiction to pornography and masturbation would fully emerge. “All my friends were all...
by Chris | May 30, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, The Twelve Steps
A few years ago, I was at a 12-step meeting when one of the members called for a “group conscious.” These are periodically called for in order for the group to talk about the vision, structure, and policies of the group. The “group conscious” must be agreed upon...
