Bearing the Cross of Alcoholism

On December 16, 2002, Ken Craycraft made an impulsive decision that changed the course of his life. He gathered the liquor bottles from around his house and poured them down the sink – and he has not taken a drink since. Ken and Marcus speak about their experiences as alcoholics, bearing the cross of addiction, and what they want the loved ones of alcoholics to understand. Further ReadingStaying Sober One Story at a TimeFollow Ken on XKenneth Craycraft, an attorney and theologian, holds the James J. Gardner Family Chair in Moral Theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary and School of Theology, the seminary for the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati. He hosts Driving Home the Faith on Sacred Heart Radio and holds the J.D. from Duke University School of Law and the Ph.D. in theology from Boston College. He is the author of The American Myth of Religious Freedom (Spence, 1999) and Citizens Yet Strangers: Living Authentically Catholic in a Divided America (Our Sunday Visitor, 2024). He is a columnist for Catholic World Report, The Catholic Herald, OSV News, and The Catholic Telegraph, for which he has won multiple Catholic Media Association awards, including first place for general commentary.This is the beginning of a longer interview which can be found for free on the Ave Maria Radio YouTube Channel or at the link below. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com