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Pathways out of Addiction 4: Living in Communion

7 July 2016 By Andrew

What does participation in the Holy Mysteries of the Church offer us who are enslaved by our addiction?

Today I’m concluding the short series on finding a path out of addiction, and today we’re looking at the most powerful spiritual weapon of all: participation in Christ through the holy mystery of communion.

St Theophan tells us that “the four weapons of which we have spoken receive their power from the forces and gifts of grace,… [ read more ]

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Pathways out of Addiction 3: The Four Spiritual Weapons

30 June 2016 By Andrew

How do St Theophan’s four spiritual weapons help us deal with our addictions?

This is part three of four podcasts where I’m talking about the path out of addictive behaviours and patterns of life. If you haven’t listened to the first two episodes, please go back and do that first, as they set up the essential context for living in a way that makes these four spiritual weapons I shall discuss today effective.

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Pathways out of Addiction 2: Engaging the Battle

23 June 2016 By Andrew

How do I start to reorient my life away from addiction? What are the first steps, and what are the spiritual weapons I can use in the fight?

This is the second podcast of four describing the path out of addiction.

In the first, I outlined the context for living a life on the path of freedom — a freedom which is not only about emptying ourselves of our sin, but more importantly about being… [ read more ]

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