by Scott Weeman | Jul 21, 2017 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools
As we get further into our recovery journey, we find that prayer is at the heart of what helps get us sober and an essential element of keeping us in recovery. Our first admission of a problem may have been a prayerful, crying out to what seemed to be only ourselves....
by Scott Weeman | Jun 24, 2017 | Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Twelve Steps
True relationship with God is rooted in honesty. Honesty with ourselves, with others, and with God. We may recognize that we are engaging in the behavior of our addiction, but are we honest with the consequences of our actions and the division it is creating in our...
by Scott Weeman | Jun 18, 2017 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools, The Sacraments
The Twelve Steps of recovery and the sacraments of the Catholic Church work in a very similar way. While some of the steps and each of the sacraments have great ritual and reverence around them regarding initiation, each are to be continually practiced. Finding a...
by Scott Weeman | Jun 14, 2017 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Twelve Steps
This Sunday the Church celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi (the Body and Blood of Christ). All three readings this weekend move toward finding nourishment, perseverance, and true freedom after having to journey through a spiritual desert. The Egyptians traveled out...
by Scott Weeman | Jun 9, 2017 | Prayer & Scripture Reflections
Last week we celebrated Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that takes place 50 days after Christ’s resurrection. The Holy Spirit, along with God the Father and Jesus Christ, His son, complete what we call the Trinity, which is who we proclaim God to be....
