About this episode

Scott Weeman and Father Sean Kilcawley discuss the importance of prioritizing recovery amidst a busy life and address listener questions.

In this episode of the Catholic in Recovery podcast, Scott Weeman and Father Sean Kilcawley addresses listener questions, first focusing on a seminarian's struggle to balance a busy formation schedule with the time commitment of 12-step recovery, followed by a definition of the term "dry drunk" as being abstinent but not yet fully converted in heart. They affirm the importance of prioritizing recovery as the foundation for life, and discuss sponsors' primary qualifications being sobriety and the ability to work the program.

People in this episode

Host: Scott Weeman

Guest: Father Sean Kilcawley

Topics covered

• recovery
• 12-step program
• spirituality
• sobriety
• life balance

Keywords

• recovery
• dry drunk
• sobriety
• 12-step
• Catholic
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic in Recovery

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