Catholic Answers Live - Handling Addiction During Pandemic

Addiction can destroy lives and families and is ever-present during this time of pandemic. Scott Weeman, author of Catholic In Recovery, counsels callers in helping their loved ones who experience addiction.

Questions Covered:

• 12:45 - I have a son who is battling alcoholism and is not working. He has been to rehab 2 times. He lives with me. Am I enabling him or hurting him by housing him? 
• 18:53 - How do you help someone who has an addiction, doesn’t want help, but knows they’re doing wrong? 
• 23:58 - My father is 90 and I am getting ready to move him into my home. He is an alcoholic. What boundaries should I set? 
• 38:00 - My daughter was an addict for 25 years and recently became clean because of the Catholic Church. I want to encourage the woman who was on before. 
• 44:55 - My father is addicted to pornography. He lives alone two hours away from me. How can I help him? He has hundreds of tapes. I worry for his soul. 
• 49:00 - My son has a gambling addiction. How can I help him? 

Resources Mentioned:

 

• Catholic In Recovery
• THE TWELVE STEPS AND THE SACRAMENTS: A Catholic Journey Through Recovery by Scott Weeman