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This episode discusses the hope of resurrection in addiction recovery with Tom Weston, S.J.

“You see the light in people's eyes come back and you see faces start to move instead of being frozen," says Tom Weston, S.J., speaking about his experience ministering to people in addiction recovery. “The humanity is reborn [...] it's resurrection.” In this episode we continue our Easter series on preaching the hope of the resurrection in a broken world. Our guest Tom Weston, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, counsellor, and man in long-term recovery, who has devoted most of his priestly life to working alongside people battling addiction — leading 12-step based retreats, offering counseling and spiritual accompaniment, and lecturing internationally. Together with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., they discuss how we can all be witnesses to the resurrection and recipients of God’s grace, no matter how dark our lives may seem. Timecodes: 0:00 We can see the resurrection clearly in those in recovery 7:00 Tom Weston’s homily 17:07 God’s grace is greater than our human will power 21:45 How much should a preacher reveal about themselves in a homily? 25:00 Grace isn’t only for those in recovery 26:40 What does the resurrection look like? 28:47 Preaching hope in darkness --- Support this podcast…

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Host: Ricardo da Silva, S.J.

Guest: Tom Weston, S.J.

Topics covered

• addiction recovery
• hope
• resurrection
• spiritual accompaniment
• 12-step retreats
• counseling

Keywords

• addiction
• recovery
• resurrection
• hope
• spirituality
• counseling
• 12-step

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Organizations: America Media

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