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Feb. 17th Webinar: JUBILEE OF HOPE: Finding Light in the Darkness of Addiction

Catholic in Recovery Webinar: February 17, 2025, 5pm ET Keaton Douglas & Scott Weeman

Register: https://catholicinrecovery.com/event/webinar250217/

  • Embrace the theme of “Pilgrims of Hope” Gain spiritual tools to help you or your loved ones walk through the challenges of addiction with faith and courage.
  • Learn how to be a spiritual companion Discover how to offer support and hope to those struggling with addiction, while nurturing your own spiritual growth.
  • Practical and faith-filled insights Learn how dioceses, parishes, and communities can better serve those affected by addiction through the iTHIRST Initiative and Catholic in Recovery.
  • Find hope and healing With a focus on prayer, compassion, and community, this webinar will inspire you to trust in God’s transformative power.

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Keaton joins Darrin Nelson’s Podcast: Catholics Living Discipleship

I’m thriled to share this recording of my recent appearance on the Catholics Living Discipleship podcast with Darrin Nelson.   

I invite you to stream this episode exploring iTHIRST, and how parishes can spiritually accompany families afflicted with substance abuse. 

A note from Darrin: 

“In this podcast video I speak with Keaton Douglas, Executive Director and creator of iThirst. The iTHIRST Initiative is a comprehensive program which focuses on spirituality in the prevention, treatment, and aftercare of those suffering from substance use disorders and their families. The iTHIRST Spiritual Companionship (ITSC) Training, is a faith-based continuing education which instructs lay leaders and clergy on the spiritual dimension of addiction/recovery, certified through Seton Hall University. This is a wonderful way to broaden how we Accompany people along their life journey at parishes.”

–Darrin Nelson

Visit Catholics Living Discipleship website:

To view the episode on YouTube, click here.

Yours in the Most Holy Trinity,

Keaton

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Community of Hope & Healing: iTHIRST’s Bereavement Ministry, Meeting 2nd Tues. of Month

Monthly Virtual Meetings 

Second Tuesday of the Month 

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81314354460?pwd=2F7tgVbCwKwMiQJKxZmzfGHZgoOX53.1

MISSION: This ministry derives from the need to bring those who have lost a loved one to addiction together for fellowship and spiritual consolation. We grieve not only the loss of our loved one but also the fraught experience of that beloved’s time of addiction. Whether it involvesa substance or a behavior, the afflicted are often misunderstood, marginalized, and stigmatized.

When we grieve their loss, we often carry the pain of this with us after they have gone. We know that we benefit from sharing our unique experience and learning to see it from a spiritual perspective. We invite anyone who is grieving this kind of loss to join us for these monthly virtual meetings every second Tuesday of the month from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm Eastern Time.

 

Bereavement Team:
Melinda Papaccio
Laurel Plumage
Lynn Tidgwell