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My Life Since Becoming Free from Pornography and Masturbation
| Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools | 0 Comments
As I think about how my life has changed for the better since becoming free from viewing pornography and masturbating multiple times per day, I am awed by Jesus’s promise: “Seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things will follow.” It’s...
The Value of Doing a Daily Examen to Receive God’s Grace
| Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools | 3 Comments
When I do an Examination of Conscience, or my Daily Examen, I’m often confronted with how sinful I am. A Daily Examen is the practice of recounting our shortcomings and sins prayerfully in the presence of the Lord, asking for His forgiveness and the strength to do...
Step Eleven Reminds Us Never to Stop Seeking God
| Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools, The Twelve Steps | 1 Comment
Step Eleven reads: “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.” Many old-timers will say this step is vital for achieving...
A Message from a Wife to Men and Husbands Struggling with Sexual Addiction
| Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Twelve Steps | 1 Comment
St. Augustine, our very own saint who struggled with an attachment/addiction to sexual compulsivity and lust, can be a heavenly brother for all men who desire holiness and change. This is true even if you merely desire to desire that holiness and change. As St....
How Eucharistic Adoration Taught Me About Freedom from Pornography
| Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools, The Sacraments | 2 Comments
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...
Sweet Surrender: The Gift of My Consecration to the Blessed Mother
| Help from the Saints, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools | 1 Comment
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...
Creating a Sacred Space in a Time of Uncertainty
| Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools | 2 Comments
Brothers and sisters in recovery, how are you faring in our current state of affairs? For a month now we have been restricted from many of our usual daily activities. This means we haven’t been able to attend in-person recovery meetings, Mass, or the Sacrament of...
Why Being Sober Wasn’t Enough to Keep Me From Being Miserable
| Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Personal Testimonies, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Sacraments, The Twelve Steps | 5 Comments
After I first became sober I thought that I’m better now. I can handle it. I had been in AA for years and attended hundreds, maybe thousands, of meetings. I had volunteered, read the Big Book, and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, and worked through the Twelve...
Encountering Mary’s Motherly Love in Eucharistic Adoration
| Help from the Saints, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools, The Sacraments | 0 Comments
During this time of uncertainty and fear, one thing I am certain of is that God is with us and will never leave or forsake us. As never before, we are being called in faith to pick up our cross and walk this lonesome valley. The good news is that we are never alone...