Today is the first day of the Sacred Heart Novena. As a courtesy, I will be posting it daily from the site “Pray More Novenas,” but not here. I will instead be posting it to the Sober Catholic Blog Page on Facebook and also on theSober Catholic Blog Page on Google+. So please go to …
Today I celebrate 11 years of sobriety. It is also the Feast day of St. Rita of Cascia, known as the patron saint of lost causes. Based upon my early struggles with trying to figure out AA and to stop drinking, she is a fitting patron for me. Her, as well as Matt Talbot, who …
The creator of the Matt Talbot Facebook Page also has a website for Matt in Polish: Strona poświęcona życiu Czcigodnego Sługi Bożego Mateusza Talbota (Via Mateusza Talbota.) So if you are Polish or speak the language, support the site! Thank you! Are you a creative Catholic? “The Catholicpunk Manifesto” is my new book exhorting Catholics …
I read an article in the Catholic Herald about How Catholics can conquer depression. I thought a particular line from it may be relevant to readers, whether or not you suffer from it: “While the sacraments alone were never meant to cure mental afflictions like depression, they can and do play a healing role in …
UPDATE: Thanks to a few readers and friends, I have received enough in donations to renew the hosting account, as well as the domain names, for three years. I am very grateful to them that they think enough of this work. So, the Sober Catholic bleg drive is over. If you were thinking of donating, …
Continue reading ‘Reader help (no longer) needed to support Sober Catholic (UPDATE)’ »
During my interview on the “‘On Call’ with Wendy Wiese” radio show on May 1st there was an Anonymous caller at the end who asked a question on the compatibility of the Twelve Steps with the Catholic Church’s sacramental Confession. As the call was near the end of the show, I didn’t fully engage the …
Continue reading ‘The Twelve Steps and Compatibility with Sacramental Confession’ »
There was a question and/or comment during my interview on the “‘On Call’ with Wendy Wiese” radio show regarding the Catholic Church and the validity or efficacy of 12 Step Movements. The basic contention of the caller (I think it was “Tom from Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Treatment Centers”) was that I was dismissing …
Continue reading ‘The Catholic Church, 12 Step Movements and Resentments’ »
I was on the “‘On Call”’ with Wendy Wiese” radio show today. It went well. Wendy Wiese is an excellent host and made me feel at ease. There was a 10 minute interview with me followed by my fielding calls from the listeners. This link is the archives of previous shows, including today’s. Just follow …
Continue reading ‘Today’s appearance on “‘On Call’ with Wendy Wiese”’ »