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Book Synopsis The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments by : Scott Weeman
Download or read book The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments written by Scott Weeman and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a 2018 Catholic Press Association Award: Sacraments. (Second Place). In the first book to directly integrate the Twelve Steps with the practice of Catholicism, Scott Weeman, founder and director of Catholic in Recovery, pairs his personal story with compassionate straight talk to show Catholics how to bridge the commonly felt gap between the Higher Power of twelve-step programs and the merciful God that he rediscovered in the heart of the sacraments. Weeman entered sobriety from alcohol and drugs on October 10, 2011, and he's made it his full-time ministry to help others who struggle with various types of addiction to find spiritual wholeness through Catholic in Recovery, an organization he founded and directs. In The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments, Weeman candidly tackles the struggle he and other addicts have with getting to know intimately the unnamed Higher Power of recovery. He shares stories of his compulsion to find a personal relationship with God and how his tentative steps back to the Catholic Church opened new doors of healing and brought him surprising joy as he came to know Christ in the sacraments. Catholics in recovery and those moving toward it, as well as the people who love them will recognize Weeman's story and his spiritual struggle to personally encounter God. He tells us how: Baptism helps you admit powerlessness over an unmanageable problem, face your desperate need for God, and choose to believe in and submit to God’s mercy. Reconciliation affirms and strengthens the hard work of examining your life, admitting wrongs, and making amends. The Eucharist provides ongoing sustenance and draws you to the healing power of Christ. The graces of Confirmation strengthen each person to keep moving forward and to share the good news of recovery and new life in Christ. Weeman's words are boldly challenging and brimming with compassion and through them you will discover inspiration, hope, sage advice, and refreshingly practical help.
Download or read book Sober Saints written by Keith Malcomson and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book was written for three types of persons. Firstly, for those who are convinced that it is ok to drink alcohol socially and moderately. Secondly, for those who are fully persuaded that Scripture forbids the drinking of alcohol. And thirdly, for those who stand in the middle unsure of the clear teaching of the Bible. This subject has certainly become a hotly debated subject in recent years by professing born-again believers. This simple book will challenge many contemporary opinions, traditions, fables, excuses and false teachings. It will also answer many questions you have had. This is a practical book for leaders, mothers, teenagers and all who have an interest, opinion, concern or doubt concerning alcohol and the teaching of the Bible concerning it.
Book Synopsis Who Cares? "When The Saints Come Marching In" by : Thomas John Ford
Download or read book Who Cares? "When The Saints Come Marching In" written by Thomas John Ford and published by Author House. This book was released on 2006-03-29 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BEWARE !! THE CHURCH BRAIN SYNDROME (CHAPTER 11) If you dare to read on, you will find that the author is not being facetous, cynical, or mean-spirited. Nor is his goal to be provacative, in order to stir up controversy. Strike three-You’re out!! Game over? I just realized, I didn’t even have a bat in my hands. But a “higher power’ put me back in the game of life. A brand new bat, one more strike, and a different attitude. Who Cares? “When the Saints Come Marching In” is a candid, brutally honest, true story. Given up for dead at birth and nearly killed by alcohol as an adult. In this searing self-portrayal, Thomas John Ford answers questions dealing with life, and a search for the TRUTH. “What is your age in God’s Time?” Does God Know Everything? The “Church Brain” Quiz. ‘‘What are the lies of the Devil?” “12 steps in my search for God” The truth had always been up-side my head. Now it was in my face. Too afraid to blink, I stepped backward, but I dared not turn away- This was my last strike! “THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE!” BUT NOT ALWAYS HAPPY!
Book Synopsis Breathing Under Water by : Richard Rohr
Download or read book Breathing Under Water written by Richard Rohr and published by Franciscan Media. This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous is America's most significant and authentic contribution to the history of spirituality, says Richard Rohr. He makes a case that the Twelve Steps relate well to Christian teaching and can rescue people who are drowning in addiction and may not even realize it. To survive the tidal wave of compulsive behavior and addiction, Christians must learn to breathe under water and discover God's love and compassion. In this exploration of Twelve Step spirituality, Rohr identifies the Christian principles in the Twelve Steps, connecting The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous with the gospel. He draws on talks he has given for over twenty years to people in recovery and those who counsel and live with people with addictive behavior. Rohr offers encouragement for becoming interiorly alive and inspiration for making one's life manageable for dealing with the codependence and dysfunction (sin) rampant in our society.
Download or read book Sipping Saints written by David Wilkerson and published by Fleming H. Revell Company. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Sober Catholic Way by : Paul Sofranko
Download or read book The Sober Catholic Way written by Paul Sofranko and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-05-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Sober Catholic Way" helps Catholics by describing the many ways in which their faith can assist in maintaining sobriety. Drawn from nearly two decades of blogging at SoberCatholic, "The Sober Catholic Way" shows the importance of the sacraments, the Bible, the Catechism and other books. It continues on with the various ways one can "live" out Catholicism by nurturing devotions to the Sacred Heart, Blessed Virgin Mary, and other saints. All of these contribute to sobriety as well as one's spiritual progression! Discover the importance of the Real Presence, the Rosary, the Stations of the Cross, St. Joseph, St. Therese (the "Little Flower") and Matt Talbot. You'll get ideas on how to apply the Beatitudes, the Divine Mercy Message, as well as learning about the Apparitions of Our Lady at Guadalupe, Lourdes and Fatima and how they can guide one's life. "The Sober Catholic Way" is a basic handbook on how anyone can live a sober life. This book does not guarantee anything, but doing these things have helped the author keep his sobriety intact since May 22, 2002. Will he ever drink again? Quite unlikely, but the tools to help recover from a relapse are in every chapter! The love and mercy of God is everlasting and endless!
Book Synopsis The Saints Who Struggled with Addiction by : Henry Sseriiso
Download or read book The Saints Who Struggled with Addiction written by Henry Sseriiso and published by . This book was released on 2023-05-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is definitely life after addiction - forgive yourself, and return to the loving arms of God. Throughout your journey, you'll experience many obstacles - times when you doubt yourself, feel like giving up, or even relapse. In times like these, it always helps to have a source of strength and a reminder of what you can achieve. Your faith will keep you on the right path, and these Catholic saints will show you just what's possible for you, even at your lowest point in life, giving you the motivation to go on. Even saints have sordid pasts. These former gamblers, alcoholics, and drug and sex addicts, with the grace of God and unwavering faith, turned their lives around to be recognized by the Catholic Church as truly holy. And by discovering their life stories, you too can find your way out of your addiction and into the fulfilling and peaceful life you've always longed for. To know more, read through this compilation of uplifting tales about addicts-turned-saints to discover: ● Inspirational stories of saints who successfully battled various addictions, found their way back to God, and became Catholic icons - and how you can follow in their footsteps. Like God's unwavering love for His children, hope never dies. The lives of these saints serve as a powerful reminder for Christians to never lose sight of what is crucial. God is constantly watching over you. You can recover from your addiction and continue to live in God's grace. Start your journey toward recovery, self-discovery, and transformation.
Book Synopsis A Sober Inquiry, Or, Christs Reign with His Saints a Thousand Years, Modestly Asserted from Scripture by : I. F.
Download or read book A Sober Inquiry, Or, Christs Reign with His Saints a Thousand Years, Modestly Asserted from Scripture written by I. F. and published by . This book was released on 1660 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Spiritual Sobriety by : Elizabeth Esther
Download or read book Spiritual Sobriety written by Elizabeth Esther and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s easy to get high on God in America. But is this good religion? In a compelling follow-up to her memoir, Girl at the End of the World, Elizabeth Esther explores how religious fervor can become religious addiction. The evidence is everywhere. In families who inexplicably choose to harm their children in order to abide by cultic church doctrine. But in ordinary believers too who use God the same way addicts use drugs or alcohol—to numb pain, alter their mood, or simply to escape the realities of this messy, unpredictable thing called life. If you’ve ever wondered how a religion that preaches freedom and love can produce judgmental and unkind followers; if you’ve ever felt captive to the demanding God of your own childhood; if you’ve struggled to find contentment without needing another emotional hit from a “life-changing” conference or “mountain-top” experience, then Spiritual Sobriety is for you. The author, who grew up in a hyper-controlling church cult, will help you find hope and rebirth in the ruins of disillusioned faith. Filled with stories and warm, practical advice, Spiritual Sobriety offers a gentle path out of the desperate cycles of craving-euphoria-hangover and into a freer, clean-and-sober faith practice.
Book Synopsis Sober Spirituality by : Erin Jean Warde
Download or read book Sober Spirituality written by Erin Jean Warde and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Perfect for Christians looking to reassess their relationship with alcohol."--Publishers Weekly When author and Episcopal priest Erin Jean Warde quit drinking, she heard from many others in a similar situation seeking support. In Sober Spirituality, she combines personal storytelling with theological reflection to offer encouragement, wisdom, and practical insight for readers who want to reexamine their relationship with alcohol. Warde explores the way our culture promotes alcohol consumption and shows how we can choose to change our perception of alcohol in our spiritual communities. She names not only the challenges of sobriety and spirituality but also the tremendous gifts and blessings that come through quitting drinking or being more mindful about alcohol use. Readers will emerge with a deeper understanding of how their faith informs daily habits and choices. Sober Spirituality also calls the church to a better understanding of how it can ally with recovery communities. Ultimately, this book declares we are all worthy of an abundant and joyful life in mind, body, and soul.
Book Synopsis A sober inquiry; or, Christ's reign with his saints a thousand years modestly asserted from Scripture [signed I.F.] 2nd ed., by E. Bickersteth by : I. F
Download or read book A sober inquiry; or, Christ's reign with his saints a thousand years modestly asserted from Scripture [signed I.F.] 2nd ed., by E. Bickersteth written by I. F and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Thirty-Day Devotions for the Holy Souls by : Susan Tassone
Download or read book Thirty-Day Devotions for the Holy Souls written by Susan Tassone and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The months following the death of a loved one are an especially difficult time. Thirty-Day Devotions for the Holy Souls offers comfort to those who are grieving and gives them a personal and powerful method of praying for their departed family member or friend. Day by day, here are: Prayers and meditations that console the one who mourns and assist the one who has died Scriptural passages Reflections from Church Fathers, saints, and theologians Answers to the most commonly-asked questions about purgatory
Book Synopsis Perfect Brightness of Hope: A Latter-day Saint's Journey through Alcohol and Drug Addiction by : Philip H. Simkins
Download or read book Perfect Brightness of Hope: A Latter-day Saint's Journey through Alcohol and Drug Addiction written by Philip H. Simkins and published by Cedar Fort. This book was released on 2012 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of an alcoholic member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Book Synopsis The Catholic in Recovery Workbook by : Catholic in Recovery
Download or read book The Catholic in Recovery Workbook written by Catholic in Recovery and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2022-10-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Catholic in Recovery Workbook is the first step-by-step guide for working through the Twelve Steps of recovery from a Catholic perspective. If you struggle with addiction,dependency, or unhealthy attachments—or love someone who does—this book will help you discover the life-changing mercy of Jesus Christ through Church tradition and the grace of the sacraments. The workbook includes an overview of the Twelve Steps and insights from well-known recovery resources; relevant excerpts from the Catechism of the Catholic Church; the wisdom of saints and teachings of theologians; powerful prayers and inspiring testimonials; and practical tools such as discussion questions, journaling prompts, personal inventories, and reflection exercises. The Twelve Steps and the sacraments have the power to set you free, no matter what your addiction or unhealthy attachment, and this workbook offers the steps, insights, and practices that can lead you to healing and recovery. The Catholic in Recovery Workbook can be used with person, or in a group. This book can stand alone or alongside Weeman’s award-winning book The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments.
Book Synopsis Thank You, St. Jude by : Robert A. Orsi
Download or read book Thank You, St. Jude written by Robert A. Orsi and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. Jude, patron saint of hopeless causes, is the most popular saint of the American Catholic laity, particularly among women. This fascinating book describes how the cult of St. Jude originated in 1929, traces the rise in Jude's popularity over the next decades, and investigates the circumstances that led so many Catholic women to feel hopeless and to turn to St. Jude for help. Robert A. Orsi tells us that the women who were drawn to St. Jude--daughters and granddaughters of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and Ireland--were the first generations of Catholic women to make lives for themselves outside of their ethnic enclaves. Orsi explores the ambitions and dilemmas of these women as they dealt with the pressures of the Depression and the Second World War, made modern marriages for themselves, entered the workplace, took care of relatives in their old neighborhoods, and raised children in circumstances very different from those of their mothers and grandmothers. Drawing on testimonies written in the periodicals devoted to St. Jude and on interviews with women who felt their lives were changed by St. Jude's intervention, Orsi shows how devotion to St. Jude enabled these women to negotiate their way amid the conflicting expectations of their two cultures--American and Catholic.
Download or read book Tears and Saints written by E. M. Cioran and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1998-07-06 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "(Cioran's) statements have the compression of poetry and the audacity of cosmic clowning".--WASHINGTON POST. In TEARS AND SAINTS, Cioran touches on nearly all the themes that would preoccupy the writer over the course of his career. Self-consciously perverse, this collection will fascinate anyone interested in saints, mysticism, philosophy, the history of Christianity, or the ultimate strangeness of the sacred.
Download or read book Saints at Heart written by Bert Ghezzi and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You're no saint!" is a familiar phrase, and one that nearly all of us probably believe accurately reflects our own hearts and lives. We assume that sanctity is reserved for an elite group of people who follow spiritual disciplines so difficult and impractical that no ordinary person could ever perform them. But best-selling author Bert Ghezzi believes every one of us can be holy, and he shows us how in Saints at Heart. By pointing out that all the saints-even the apostles-were sinners, he helps us understand how holiness is not about being perfect, but rather about making a heartfelt decision to fall in love with God and put God first. Each of the 10 saints featured in this book illustrates a specific spiritual practice that can help us draw closer to God. St. Francis models lifelong conversion; Dorothy Day, prayer and the study of Scripture; and Pope John Paul II, evangelization. Every chapter ends with a section titled "Think, Pray, and Act," which contains questions for reflection and application.
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