Addiction & Recovery

 "On the cross, Jesus is united to the many mothers and fathers who suffer as they see their children become victims of drug-induced euphoria." - Pope Francis

Addiction cuts across all demographics, and similar to people of any religion, even the most devout of Catholics can fall victim to addiction. In Catholicism, addiction is viewed as a direct threat to both a person’s physical body and his or her spiritual pathway into the kingdom of heaven.  

If a parish member falls victim to addiction, there are  countless treatment centers if an individual wants true healing, and seeks a deeper truth. Sin has to be acknowledged in order to receive the curative aspects of the faith, and although this may be hard, the acknowledgement of wrong doing sets the mind and body free so that a person can fully heal from addiction.