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What Sobriety Has Taught Me About the Purpose of Confession
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...
The Rosary Killed My Porn Addiction
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...
Barry Finds Recovery and Faith After a Fatal Car Accident
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...
A Married Couple Finds Recovery and Healing After Years of Pornography Addiction
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...
You’re More than Just an Addict
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...
A Cry to Freedom: Finding Healing from Abortion and Addiction
May 23, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Personal Testimonies, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Twelve Steps
How many times have three simple words passed over my mind that I never spoke out loud? For many times over the years they have remained clenched in denial, shrouded in secrecy, hidden in the darkness of my addiction to drugs and alcohol. But the day finally came when...
How My Consecration to Divine Mercy Has Made Me Porn and Masturbation Free
May 16, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Spiritual Tools, The Sacraments, The Twelve Steps
Jay Stringer, author of Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing, suggests that before we will ever find our way clear of unwanted sexual behavior, we must first look at what our behaviors reveal about us. While I continue to struggle with the idea...
A Catholic Nun’s Devotion to the Sacred Heart Leaves a Permanent Mark on Recovery Programs
May 9, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Help from the Saints, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Twelve Steps
I had just received my 16-year medallion and black key tag from my NA (Narcotics Anonymous) family, when a brother priest shared that he was reading Sister Ignatia: Angel of Alcoholics Anonymous by Mary Darrah. The medallion and key tag are given to members to...
Healing through the Living God: The Importance of the Eucharist in Recovery
May 2, 2019 | Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools, The Sacraments, The Twelve Steps
My Catholic faith has always been a major part of my recovery since day one. Being continuously told from the beginning that selfishness was at the root of all my troubles, I knew I had to change. And what model better to follow for unselfishness than that of Jesus?...
Afters Years of Alcohol and Drugs Rita Finds Recovery—and then God
May 1, 2019 | Personal Testimonies
Rita was 14 years old when she started drinking. Being the 6th youngest of 8 children, she realized that by drinking, where she became animated, funny, and charming, she could gain her parents’ attention. Through the bottle, she could shed her shy persona and became...
What Sobriety Has Taught Me About the Purpose of Confession
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...
The Rosary Killed My Porn Addiction
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...
Barry Finds Recovery and Faith After a Fatal Car Accident
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...
A Married Couple Finds Recovery and Healing After Years of Pornography Addiction
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...
You’re More than Just an Addict
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...
A Cry to Freedom: Finding Healing from Abortion and Addiction
May 23, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Personal Testimonies, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Twelve Steps
How many times have three simple words passed over my mind that I never spoke out loud? For many times over the years they have remained clenched in denial, shrouded in secrecy, hidden in the darkness of my addiction to drugs and alcohol. But the day finally came when...
How My Consecration to Divine Mercy Has Made Me Porn and Masturbation Free
May 16, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Spiritual Tools, The Sacraments, The Twelve Steps
Jay Stringer, author of Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing, suggests that before we will ever find our way clear of unwanted sexual behavior, we must first look at what our behaviors reveal about us. While I continue to struggle with the idea...
A Catholic Nun’s Devotion to the Sacred Heart Leaves a Permanent Mark on Recovery Programs
May 9, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Help from the Saints, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Twelve Steps
I had just received my 16-year medallion and black key tag from my NA (Narcotics Anonymous) family, when a brother priest shared that he was reading Sister Ignatia: Angel of Alcoholics Anonymous by Mary Darrah. The medallion and key tag are given to members to...
Healing through the Living God: The Importance of the Eucharist in Recovery
May 2, 2019 | Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools, The Sacraments, The Twelve Steps
My Catholic faith has always been a major part of my recovery since day one. Being continuously told from the beginning that selfishness was at the root of all my troubles, I knew I had to change. And what model better to follow for unselfishness than that of Jesus?...
Afters Years of Alcohol and Drugs Rita Finds Recovery—and then God
May 1, 2019 | Personal Testimonies
Rita was 14 years old when she started drinking. Being the 6th youngest of 8 children, she realized that by drinking, where she became animated, funny, and charming, she could gain her parents’ attention. Through the bottle, she could shed her shy persona and became...