Father Bill W.
Father Bill W.
I’m an Episcopal (Anglican) priest in recovery from alcoholism since 1972. I've spent my career in addiction treatment focused on 12-Step spirituality and exploring the pioneer history of AA. In discovering the lost 11th Step practice of Two Way Prayer, my program underwent a life-changing transformation. As Bill Wilson said, “ something was lost from AA when we stopped emphasizing the morning meditation." My mission now is helping people in 12-Step Fellowships explore a deeper understanding of spiritual practice and how it connects us to the "Great Reality" within. -Fr. Bill W.
Episodes
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Mar 13, 2019 • 41min
AA Originals: Step Twelve: Journey from Head to Heart
The 12 Steps shift our center of consciousness from self to God. This episode concludes the series on how the pioneer program brings about a spiritual experience strong enough to overcome addiction.
Mar 7, 2019 • 30min
AA Originals: Step Eleven: Is Prayer More Important than a Meeting?
Early AA’s practiced a form of prayer that has been lost to today’s 12-Step Fellowships. Discover the practice and see why it’s changing so many lives again today.
Feb 24, 2019 • 34min
AA Originals: Step Ten: Watch & Pray
If we don’t watch ourselves both within and without, we won’t know what to pray for; but if we’ll learn to watch, we’ll begin to pray like AA’s pioneers.
Feb 20, 2019 • 33min
AA Originals: Steps Eight & Nine: The Forgiveness Factor
Forgiveness opens us to new levels of humility and presents opportunities to heal old wounds. This episode tells how central it was to the pioneers and still is for today’s addict.
Feb 10, 2019 • 30min
AA Originals Step Seven: Egocide - How to Commit It and Survive
This Step centers on gaining enough humility to overcome addiction. It's the death of one self and the birth of another.
Feb 6, 2019 • 29min
AA Originals: Step Six: - Surrender 2.0
Early AA’s often underwent two surrenders. The second became Steps 6 & 7. Wilson said he put the Four Absolutes here.
Jan 27, 2019 • 29min
AA Originals: Step Five - Sharing Our Souls Clean
Early AA's followed the Letter of James to "confess your faults one to another." The deeper they shared the cleaner they felt. Dr. Bob's wife encouraged people to "go naked to God."
Jan 20, 2019 • 32min
AA Originals: Step Four – How the Pioneers Did Inventory
Early AA’s had a far simpler approach to taking inventory. Learn how they did it and why it worked.
Jan 13, 2019 • 30min
AA Originals: Step Three – It’s Simply A Decision
Early AA’s did this Step only once and always in the presence of another. Learn how this simpler method moves us quickly into the next critical phase of recovery.
Jan 6, 2019 • 32min
AA Originals: Step Two – A Laboratory Called Trust
Early AA’s completed this Step in a matter of minutes. Learn how they did it and why agnostics are especially welcome!
