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Addiction
A collection of resources on the current discussion on addiction, from a scientific, social, spiritual, ethic, medical, and Catholic perspective.
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Theresa Civantos Barber
Coming home to the Catholic Church: Casey’s story
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Cerith Gardiner
Reflections prompted by Matthew Perry’s life and death
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Theresa Civantos Barber
Rosary changes lives of 2 women in addiction recovery treatment
![3 saints who overcame addiction - Blessed Bruno Longo, St. Bruno Sserunkuuma, St. Vladimir](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/THREE-SAINTS-WHO-OVERCAME-ADDICTION-1.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Theresa Civantos Barber
3 Saints who overcame addiction
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Cerith Gardiner
3 Celebrities who beat addiction with a little heavenly help
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Cerith Gardiner
Actor Danny Trejo says God’s grace kept him sober 55 years
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Kathleen N. Hattrup
Catholic mom ditches alcohol and this is what she wants you to know
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Theresa Civantos Barber
What many religious leaders get wrong about pornography
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Theresa Civantos Barber
A Catholic response to the crisis of addiction
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Mathilde De Robien
Former cocaine addict and atheist shares about her powerful conversion
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Sarah Robsdottir
TobyMac opens up about son’s death due to overdose
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Theresa Civantos Barber
How men can fight back in a “pornified culture”
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