Sober Catholic
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I started Sober Catholic back in 2007 after I had unsuccessfully searched all over for a blog or discussion site that focused on alcoholism and sobriety/recovery from a Catholic perspective. I am a sober alcoholic and revert to the Church who found continued sobriety and serenity in the Faith. Follow my blog to get articles on Catholicism, Sobriety, Conversion and much more.
Sober Catholic
4h ago
First off: Thanks to my email subscribers for their patience in putting up with three pointless posts. Long ago I heard that you can connect blogs to the ‘Fediverse,’ which is a decentralized microblogging (think X or Twitter) service. What’s that? So what is the fediverse? It’s an interconnected social platform ecosystem based on an ..read more
Sober Catholic
4h ago
Followup to the first test. (Possibly the last, so email subscribers needn’t fret!) Are you a creative Catholic? "The Catholicpunk Manifesto" is my new book exhorting Catholics to apply their faith to change the culture for the better! Know someone, perhaps yourself, who might like Catholic devotionals for alcoholics? Please take a look at my ..read more
Sober Catholic
4h ago
Short post to test a blog plugin that connects to the Fediverse. Are you a creative Catholic? "The Catholicpunk Manifesto" is my new book exhorting Catholics to apply their faith to change the culture for the better! Know someone, perhaps yourself, who might like Catholic devotionals for alcoholics? Please take a look at my books ..read more
Sober Catholic
3d ago
It’s been over a month since I last posted here; the reason for that is a good one. Actually, more than one. 1) I’ve been working on another “Sober Catholic Book” entitled “THe Sober Catholic Way.” It’s a distillation (or something) of many of the recurring things I’ve been blogging about since 2007. 2) Revising ..read more
Sober Catholic
1M ago
I have been delving deeper into EWTN’s programming since I posted the other day about Mother Angelica is as helpful and inspiring today as she was decades ago. I have also begun exploring their programming on Lourdes (an obvious devotion for anyone who is an alcoholic and addict or is otherwise afflicted with physical and emotional ..read more
Sober Catholic
1M ago
In an earlier post today, I mentioned that I was binging on Mother Angelica episodes on EWTN. I had to go to their YouTube Channel for something and while scrolling through their offerings, I found this gem: It’s a story about how someone was miraculously healed from alcoholism through the intercession of the founder of the ..read more
Sober Catholic
1M ago
I couldn’t this morning decide what to watch on TV during the time I set aside for that before ‘beginning my day.’ Old reruns of “Sliders?” How about “Farscape?” “Babylon 5?” Maybe pick up where I left off during an interrupted binging of the original “Quantum Leap?” No, no, no, and no. I was restless ..read more
Sober Catholic
2M ago
Please turn your ad blockers off when reading Sober Catholic! I receive a small income from ads placed on the blog, and while it isn’t much, it helps with incidentals and so forth. EVERY SINGLE ad placed on Sober Catholic is from a Catholic source; be it a business, publisher, service or charity, etc. When ..read more
Sober Catholic
2M ago
About two months ago I began oublishing articles on Catholic365. It’s a way to earn a little exta money. The emphasis is on the little, but I appreciate the exposure. I am actually hoping to be noticed by folks who don’t navigate to this blog; they can get a taste of my writing and perhaps ..read more
Sober Catholic
2M ago
Anyone who is familiar with the life of Mother Angelica, the foundress of EWTN, has heard of Rhoda Wise. She was a stigmatist and victim soul and had visions of Jesus Christ and St. Therese of Lisieux. She experienced miraculous cures which inspired many as well as introducing Mother Angelica (before she became a nun ..read more