The Inner Life - September 10, 2024 - Breaking Free of Addiction

Father Tom Wilson joins Patrick to discuss Breaking Free of Addiction. (4:50) what is addiction? Are there Benign Addictions? (13:56) How addiction affects the culpability of sin. (19:38) Break 1 What are the effects of addiction on family of an addict? (23:55) Tom - Has a family member dealing with addiction to marijuana.  What would Fr. suggest about empowering that person and accompanying them because that addiction affects everyone. Email from a woman whose husband is addicted to Alcohol. Kim - As a family member of many addicts, just wants to mention Ala-non groups.  Practicing Catholic and it really helps. (40:35) Break 2 Nicole - Suffered with major addiction entire life.  Since I've become sober, I learned that I have so many other addictions that I need to rid myself from. The more I fell in love with the Eucharist and daily Mass, confession, and not receiving Him in mortal sin helped with overcoming those other addictions. (45:45) Email from Brandon about pornography addiction. Patty - Recovering alcoholic.  Just buried brother.  Wants to talk about how it affects the family.