Month: April 2020

Often I talk with addicts who refuse to work the steps and fully surrender to God and the Church (Catholics believe Christ is the Church- see CCC 787 https://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p123a9p2.htm) because of a common struggle contributing to their refusal for help, they are afraid of their failings and being discovered. If you relate to this struggle, … Continue reading Don’t Worry If They See Your Defects

When I was active in my addiction, I lost my power to choose to do the right thing. Instead I chose to persist in doing the wrong thing while acting out with pornography, masturbation, and drinking excessively. I have come to realize the greatest wrongs I committed were not the acts themselves, for example masturbation, … Continue reading The Power to Choose

Completing a Step Four Inventory is one of the hardest steps for many addicts. It is a lifelong step that requires willingness to humble ourselves before God and acknowledge our character defects. So why is it so important to know my character defects? In my experience it is always my character defects that kept me … Continue reading Step Four: He who Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted