Empowering the Church to be a Resource for those Suffering from Addictions and Their Families.
Interested in hearing how iTHIRST could be a fit for parishes in your diocese?
iTHIRST is an initiative of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, a community of Catholic men religious seeking to accompany those on the margins.
Our Programs
Find out more about how these life-saving programs could assist people in your diocese.
Witness a positive, life affirming change in the Church
The iTHIRST programs reach dioceses, individuals in treatment, the incarcerated, and those who are seeking aftercare programs.
There is a spiritual component of the disease of addiction that cannot be met by clinical professionals, but only by the spiritual consolation and guidance that the Church can provide.
Together, we can focus on the unique human dignity of every suffering individual and their family members.
Upcoming Events
iTHIRST Spiritual Companionship Training
Oct 15, 2024
Tues & Thurs Evening Online Classes
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
The iTHIRST online training seeks to provide this spiritual remedy to those suffering from addiction through the development and implementation of programs designed to educate and prevent, to provide support to treatment facilities and those incarcerated, and to develop an aftercare community for the afflicted and their families.
The iTHIRST training will be taught by Keaton Douglas, founder of the iTHIRST initiative, which is an acronym for "The Healing Initiative—Recovery, Spirituality, and Twelve Steps." The initiative seeks to give people in recovery the spiritual tools they need to stay clean and lead the faith-based fight against substance-use disorders, especially opioid addiction. It also educates the clergy and laity about substance abuse disorders so that the Church might be a resource for the afflicted and their families.
Curriculum
- Section 1 – The Journey from Love, Grace and Freedom to Fear and Enslavement
- Section 2 – Mind, Body and Spirit
- Section 3 – Loving Through Pain
- Section 4 – Finding the Road to Hope
- Section 5 – Healing through the Twelve Steps
- Section 6 – Grace and Healing
