The Twelve Steps

How to Take a Daily Moral Inventory in Light of the Beatitudes (Part 2)

How to Take a Daily Moral Inventory in Light of the Beatitudes (Part 2)

In part one of this series, Mark L. details how the first three Beatitudes can help us in our recovery and spiritual lives “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.” This Beatitude suggests we must actively pursue God and...

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How to Take a Daily Moral Inventory in Light of the Beatitudes (Part 2)

How to Take a Daily Moral Inventory in Light of the Beatitudes (Part 1)

The first formal Step Four a recovering person makes can be likened to the preparation for a “general Confession” made by a Catholic who has returned to the Church after being away or been received into the Church for the first time. This in-depth and thorough...

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Overcoming Alcoholism and Unhealthy Eating through the “Spiritual Toolkit” of the Twelve Steps

Overcoming Alcoholism and Unhealthy Eating through the “Spiritual Toolkit” of the Twelve Steps

I am a miracle. I am a recovering alcoholic and anorexic. It is my hope that by sharing my experience of addiction and recovery, I can bring awareness to others that there is a solution, and that through it they may experience a “spiritual awakening.” A spiritual...

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How to Overcome Falling Indefinitely to Pornography and Masturbation

How to Overcome Falling Indefinitely to Pornography and Masturbation

“I hate myself! I just made a great confession and felt clean and blessed. So, why did I commit this sin yet again?” I often had the above thought when I fell to sexual sin and before I took my recovery from pornography and masturbation seriously. Perhaps it’s a...

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