by Adrian | Sep 23, 2021 | A Thought for Today, Blog
A thought for today from the Big Book (P, 68). “We never apologize to anyone for depending on our Creator. We can laugh at those who think spirituality the way of weakness. Paradoxically, it is the way of strength. The verdict of the ages is that faith means...
by James R | Apr 6, 2021 | A Thought for Today, Blog, Prayer, Testimony
Venerable Matt Talbot from Dublin is our patron. I’m a man of Irish heritage. I use this image:. In morning prayers, I close my eyes and visualize my home as a small cottage on an Irish shore. Plume of home fire smoke floating from chimney. Stony path out my door...
by Bob K | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Blogging is a conversation, not a code.”—Mike Butcher “Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant”.—Mitchell Kapor “It doesn’t pay to argue on the internet.” — Bob Kurland Never volunteer! Never say...
by Bob K | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
ONLINE CALIX MEETINGS: TUE, WED, THU, SAT Weekly online meetings (Zoom) are now being held. We send out a reminder with instructions for joining the meeting early in the week when meetings are held. Here’s the current schedule: Tuesday, 8 pm EDT: “A 12 Step...
by Bob K | Apr 26, 2021 | A Thought for Today, Blog
*NOTE This article was not written by me (drbob), but by my spiritual director, Deacon Tom C. It is taken from the homily he gave for the Third Sunday of Easter, April 19th, for which the Gospel reading was about the two travelers to Emmaus. The message will be an...
by Bob K | Mar 7, 2021 | A Thought for Today, Blog, Testimony
INTRODUCTION Lent is upon us. Interestingly, my Lenten penance and goals have changed since my conversion some 25 years ago. As a preface, let me tell how I bartered with God before my conversion. At that time I was a worrier—I foresaw a future that was always gloomy,...
by Kevin S | Feb 1, 2021 | A Thought for Today, Blog
A good mate at our Church told me to read that part of the Parish Bulletin, ‘BREAKING OPEN THE WORD,’ this Sunday 31 January 2021. This week, Christopher Monaghan CP has a piece titled ‘What comes from within.” What stands out for me are the following: The...
by James R | Jan 28, 2021 | A Thought for Today, Blog
Philippians 4:6 -” Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Within this verse is a call to take things easy. It is also a bedrock of a 12 step program, Easy...
by Bob K | Dec 30, 2020 | A Thought for Today, Uncategorized
A WORD OF CHEER FOR TRYING...
by Bob K | Nov 30, 2020 | Blog, Testimony
Compare the similarities between the iconic AA print [taken from a painting] and the Gospel of John (11:44). Many consider the two men sitting in chairs aside the bed are the first two A.A.s, Bill Wilson and Dr Bob Smith, while the man on the bed represents the third...
by Bob K | Nov 30, 2020 | 12 Steps, a Catholic Perspective, Blog
STEP 12 “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.” Today I write this, I recall my last drink, just 18 month ago, and the deep low I was in. I...
by Bob K | Nov 29, 2020 | Blog, Book Reviews
“When addiction enters a home, recovery is necessary for the entire family.” Jean Heaton, “Helping Families Recover from Addiction” I wish I had read this book 35 years ago, when addiction and alcoholism first thrust their ugly heads into our...
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