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    Why This Thing With Jenna Hit Me Hard
    Margaret Ann Stimatz
    • Apr 27
    • 4 min

    Why This Thing With Jenna Hit Me Hard

    In my early adulthood, life was in shambles. Isolated and miserable, I trusted no one, including God.
    Resilience is the Face of God
    David McHugh
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 4 min

    Resilience is the Face of God

    “Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13) I wish I could say that alertness and...
    God is in the Wilderness
    Stephen Muff
    • Jun 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    God is in the Wilderness

    There are days when I wonder if The Matrix is a documentary.
    Healing From Afar
    Tamra Fromm, Ph.D.
    • Jan 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Healing From Afar

    Three weeks ago, on a snowy Sunday afternoon, the phone rang. I barely recognized the voice of my seventy-eight year old mother. Crying...
    The Sacrament of Confession: Thoughts From a Former Protestant
    Sarah Coffey
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Sacrament of Confession: Thoughts From a Former Protestant

    For the longest time, growing up as a Presbyterian, I had no idea what the Sacrament of Confession was, or what it meant. In fact, I...
    A Step Six and Step Seven Reflection: Resisting Our Weaknesses by the Grace of Jesus Christ
    Charlie J.
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Step Six and Step Seven Reflection: Resisting Our Weaknesses by the Grace of Jesus Christ

    In Step Six and Step Seven we hand our character defects, our “weaknesses of character,” over to God. And as with each of the steps before,
    A Step Four and Step Five Reflection: Shedding Light on the Darkest Places in Our Soul
    Charlie J.
    • Jul 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Step Four and Step Five Reflection: Shedding Light on the Darkest Places in Our Soul

    It’s in Step Four and Step Five that we till the soil of our souls. We look at our newfound trust in God and we invite Him to take us on a j
    A Step Three Reflection: Giving God Unfettered Access to Our Lives
    Charlie J.
    • Jun 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Step Three Reflection: Giving God Unfettered Access to Our Lives

    Step Three is more like the narrow channel through which our recovery flows. It is the “turning point” wherein we do something mental—we mak
    Grace and Calamity
    Charlie J.
    • Jun 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    Grace and Calamity

    The man of darkness once stood over me like a phantom, working his power against me. He tried to kill me. He thought he killed the Man once,
    A Step Two Reflection: The Gateway To Hope
    Charlie
    • May 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Step Two Reflection: The Gateway To Hope

    Step Two: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. I remember telling my sponsor early on that the...
    A Step One Reflection: Relinquishing Our Self-Appointed Kingship
    Charlie Johnson
    • Oct 9, 2019
    • 3 min

    A Step One Reflection: Relinquishing Our Self-Appointed Kingship

    Step One: We admitted that we were powerless over [ ] – that our lives had become unmanageable. I like to say I walked into overeaters...
    How Jesus Draws out Our True Identity
    Charlie Johnson
    • Aug 5, 2019
    • 4 min

    How Jesus Draws out Our True Identity

    It was Our Lord who asked Peter three times, in rather unusual fashion: “Do you love me?” Peter answered three times, “yes – yes – yes.”...
    How the Most Holy Rosary Can Kill Your Sin
    Charlie Johnson
    • Apr 17, 2019
    • 5 min

    How the Most Holy Rosary Can Kill Your Sin

    It is when I bring to mind the reality of my own fallenness and the shackling weight of sin that I am reminded of a secret weapon – one...
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