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...
by Kevin S | Nov 10, 2020 | Prayer, Uncategorized
INTRODUCTION AND NOTE This article was submitted as a comment, but it’s good enough and long enough to be posted in its own right. I’ve omitted some of Kevin’s kind remarks, but left his insights on prayer and quiet times. Many thanks, Kevin. Bob...
by Bob K | Nov 7, 2020 | 12 Steps, a Catholic Perspective, Prayer
“Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for a knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.” Step 11, “12 Steps and 12 Traditions,” p 96 INTRODUCTION...
by Bob K | Oct 6, 2020 | 12 Steps, a Catholic Perspective, Uncategorized
(The featured image is “The Conversion of St. Ignatius of Loyola” by Miguel Cabrera, from Wikimedia Commons) STEP 10: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” INTRODUCTION What does the term “personal...
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