by Chris | Dec 12, 2019 | Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Sacraments
Those of us who have fought the battle of habitual sin often times have had difficulty with the feelings and consequences of being caught in our sins. When we think back to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, after the Fall, we recall that they hid...
by Chris | Nov 28, 2019 | Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Twelve Steps
Reflecting upon my first Thanksgiving in recovery brings some vivid memories of a time in my life that was clearly full of grace. It had been about a month and a half since my last drink or use of any mind-altering drugs, and the fog that had been occupying space in...
by Chris | Nov 21, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Twelve Steps
I never wanted to stop drinking. I loved to drink. I realized I was an alcoholic in my 20s when I was in school in New York. I remember telling this to my brother, to which he responded, “You think?” I grew up in a middle-class home in northern Virginia. My parents...
by Chris | Nov 19, 2019 | Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools
I remember a conversation that I had with my dad years ago. He said, “I don’t think I pray good.” He and I never really had these types of conversations, so I was taken by surprise. He prayed before meals, went to church, recited the rosary. And I...
by Chris | Oct 8, 2019 | Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools, The Twelve Steps
Step Ten: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step Eleven: 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...
