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Seeds of grace : a nun's reflections on the spirituality of Alcoholics Anonymous / Molly Monahan.
Van Pelt Library BV4596.A48 M64 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Monahan, Molly.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alcoholics--Religious life.
- Alcoholics.
- Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Twelve-step programs--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
- Twelve-step programs.
- Spiritual life--Catholic Church.
- Spiritual life.
- Monahan, Molly.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 176 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Riverhead Books, 2001.
- Summary:
- Sister Molly Monahan had been a nun for the better part of three decades when the misery of compulsive drinking drove her to seek help for her alcoholism. She began attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and found the support she needed to stay sober. At the same time, she found something more, something that surprised her: a spirituality deeper than she had experienced in her religious community, which led to a reawakening of her faith.
- How could a nonreligious group espousing the most basic of spiritual beliefs have anything to teach a nun who had spent thirty years steeped in the values, rituals, and traditions of the contemplative life? The mystery of the effectiveness of A.A. has yet to be explained In Seeds of Grace, Sister Molly Monahan approaches the question from a new perspective that will appeal to anyone who has ever marveled at the power of this movement to change lives. Drawing on her experience as a Roman Catholic nun and a member of A.A., she explores subjects of interest not only to alcoholics, but to all spiritual seekers: conversion, enlightenment, grace, forgiveness, gratitude, community, prayer, the part that feelings play in the spiritual life, and a "spiritual awakening" that brings one to peace, freedom, and service of others. Along the way, in a series of meditations, she shares her insights on why A.A. works, how it works, and how it has changed her life and that of millions of others.
- Contents:
- The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous ix
- The Twelve Traditions of Alcholics Anonymous xi
- Meetings: "My Name Is Molly and I'm an Alcoholic" 9
- The Program in a Nutshell: A Meditation on the First Three Steps 33
- The Purgative Way: Steps Four Through Ten 45
- Sponsorship 63
- A Meditation on Grace and the Promises 79
- Entering on the Illuminative Way 87
- The Illuminative Way, "Sought Through Prayer and Meditation": The Eleventh Step 97
- Entering on the Unitive Way: A Meditation on Anonymity 111
- The Unitive Way, "Having Had a Spiritual Awakening": The Twelfth Step 119
- The Twelve Traditions: A Mustard Seed 131
- Second Spring: Sin and Salvation 141
- The Lamb of God 155
- Religion and Spirituality: "My Name Is Molly and I'm a Catholic" 163.
- ISBN:
- 1573221759
- OCLC:
- 45023166
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