One of the biggest reasons I have always had for drinking is the social lubricating effect. The reason for this is because, for as long as I can remember, I have suffered from social anxiety. When I was a child, I didn’t have words for my feelings. I didn’t know…

Forgive me in advance, but I am about to get on a soap box and say something that needs to be said, and I am especially talking to the American women who might be reading. Ladies, there is simply no denying that the link between sobriety and feminism is historical…

Hello, friends! As I am sure some of you have noticed, I really haven’t felt much like writing lately. Something very sad happened in my life not long ago that has left me feeling blocked and not knowing how to shift it. Then July 20th rolled around, I celebrated four…

Long before I stopped drinking I became personally involved with someone in the AA program. I went to a number of meetings with him, read some of the literature lying around the house, and saw first hand what it was like to be immersed in the recovery lifestyle. I recall…

Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia! Last Sunday marked the beginning of the fifty day long Easter season, during which time the Christian faithful are called to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In that one sentence we find the entire message of Easter, the essential joy of Christianity, and…

Another week has passed and at least another million refugees have fled the fighting in Ukraine. Like many people, I went to bed Wednesday night with a heavy heart after learning of the news that a theater in Mariupol, which was housing hundreds of children, women, and the elderly, had…

For the past two weeks since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, I have found it very difficult if not impossible to focus on anything apart from the war and the human tragedy that is unfolding before our eyes. To put it into perspective, in a little over two months I will…

If I had only one wish in life to be granted it would be that everyone in the world would know that they are not alone, that God is real, and they are loved. It doesn’t matter what the color of your skin is, which country you come from, whether…

Have you ever stopped to consider the power of your own thoughts? For example, have you ever noticed that when you focus on having an attitude of gratitude you find so many things in your life that are great, but when find yourself drawn into negativity it quickly begins to…