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Show Up

Dom Cingoranelli April 7, AD2026 No Comments

Each of us needs to show up if we want to develop a deeper relationship with the Lord. And not just once in a while—we

Visio Mortis: Addiction Theology for Holy Saturday

Bob Kurland April 2, AD2026 No Comments

In place of the visio Dei, Christ has a visio mortis as he contemplates the repulsive horror and self-isolation of sin’s selfishness (Alyssa Pitstick, summary,

deism, probability, risk, advice, lessons, choice, change, morality

Addictions and Bad Habits Can be Conquered

Kendra Von Esh May 17, AD2023 9 Comments

Did you have a holy Lent, filled with temperance and self-control, only to fall back into your old subconscious programs and habits the minute Easter

Grace and the 12 Steps:
the Cup that Sanctifies Replaces the Cup that Stupefies

Bob Kurland May 4, AD2022 4 Comments

“Never be too hard on the man who can’t give up drink. It’s as hard to give up the drink as it is to raise

People Are All Made of the Same Clay

Julie Machado May 11, AD2021 2 Comments

I still vividly remember my best friend’s speech on domestic violence for the Speech and Debate Club in high school I also participated in. It

Addiction with Power is a Deadly Combination

Rob Marco November 7, AD2020 2 Comments

For someone who has never struggled with addiction, it’s hard to understand the depths of shame that accompany it. When it has found a home

defend the truth, knight, soldier, church militant, soldier for Christ, Chivalry

An Addiction Healed Through Consecration To Jesus Through Mary, Then Temptation

Kendra Von Esh February 23, AD2020 13 Comments

This is part two of my healing from addiction to marijuana through my consecration to Jesus through Mary and the miracle on the Feast of

Consecration to Mary Healed an Addiction to Marijuana

Kendra Von Esh January 26, AD2020 5 Comments

I hid my addiction to marijuana for over twenty years. I smoked day and night – even as an Executive in Corporate America. I didn’t

Addiction: Empowerment, Connection, and the Recovery Journey

Dr. Dan L. Edmunds January 2, AD2019 4 Comments

Today, in this place where people struggle with drug addiction, I wish to embrace each and every one of you, who are the flesh of

Christmas: A Bad Time for Alcoholics and Addicts?

Bob Kurland December 29, AD2017 No Comments

For some, the sights, signs and smells of the holidays bring joy and a warm feeling. But, while others are joyously diving into the season,

Hope with Realism: Confiding in God and Overcoming Addiction

Dr. Dan L. Edmunds December 28, AD2017 1 Comment

It began with those 5Ds- distance, duality, disillusionment, denial, and despair. Distance was to put up an unnecessary wall with others. Duality was that double