Catholic Answers Live #12502 How Can I Return to The Church? Addiction and Recovery AMA - Scott Weeman
Dec 16, 2025
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“How can I return to the Church?” This question is central for many facing addiction and recovery. In this episode, we also address concerns about balancing church attendance with recovery meetings, the role of the 12-step program in relation to Catholicism, and the nature of compulsions in alcoholism.
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Questions Covered:
- 03:00 – How does someone with addiction come back to Church?
- 12:30 – I have a sponsor who thinks I’m going to Church too much and not enough to attend meetings. What is your advice?
- 18:38 – I have a brother in recovery. Is the 12-step program a substitute for Catholicism?
- 23:08 – How common are compulsions in alcoholism? Can they eventually become an OCD problem?
- 30:35 – Why do AA meetings refer to God as high power?
- 37:23 – How do you stay sober?
- 41:40 – I’ve been to CIR meetings, I love the fact that it is Catholic!
- 45:20 – What’s your opinion on Anne Grace and the help she offers?
- 49:16 – I’m a recovering addict and am Catholic. What ways do you think we can build our community back in 12-step programs?
- 52:32 – Have you read Fulton Sheen’s description of alcoholism?