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Scott Weeman, author of ‘The Catholic in Recovery Workbook,’ shares practical and spiritual tips.
With Lent underway, many people are making resolutions for these 40 days.
Generally, it’s no secret that millions of Americans, including Catholics, struggle with addictions that often derail their best resolutions. We tell ourselves, “This is the year I’ll defeat my addiction to ______!”
Many are probably familiar with 12-step recovery programs that have blessed thousands of men and women recovering from addictions.
But now there is a new option for Catholics who are at the same time committed to their faith in Christ and the Church and seeking freedom from addictions, compulsions and unhealthy attachments.
Scott Weeman, a Catholic husband and father and a marriage and family therapist, is the founder and executive director of Catholic in Recovery, a nonprofit organization that serves individuals and families impacted by addiction. He is the author of The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments and the recently released The Catholic in Recovery Workbook from Ave Maria Press.
In a recent interview with the Register, he discusses his work in therapy, trends he sees in our country on addiction, and why he’s so passionate about bringing the Church into the 12-step healing process — as well as the long-standing Catholic commitment to aiding those in recovery, including the Catholic connection to the 12-step program.
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With Lent underway, many people are making resolutions for these 40 days.
Generally, it’s no secret that millions of Americans, including Catholics, struggle with addictions that often derail their best resolutions. We tell ourselves, “This is the year I’ll defeat my addiction to ______!”
Many are probably familiar with 12-step recovery programs that have blessed thousands of men and women recovering from addictions.
But now there is a new option for Catholics who are at the same time committed to their faith in Christ and the Church and seeking freedom from addictions, compulsions and unhealthy attachments.
Scott Weeman, a Catholic husband and father and a marriage and family therapist, is the founder and executive director of Catholic in Recovery, a nonprofit organization that serves individuals and families impacted by addiction. He is the author of The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments and the recently released The Catholic in Recovery Workbook from Ave Maria Press.
In a recent interview with the Register, he discusses his work in therapy, trends he sees in our country on addiction, and why he’s so passionate about bringing the Church into the 12-step healing process — as well as the long-standing Catholic commitment to aiding those in recovery, including the Catholic connection to the 12-step program.
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Struggling Post-Addiction? Advice for the Catholic in Recovery
Scott Weeman, author of ‘The Catholic in Recovery Workbook,’ shares practical and spiritual tips.
