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June 26, 2021

No power higher — AA without God?

In increasingly secular times, the long tradition of a higher power in Alcoholics Anonymous and its 12-step recovery program is coming under scrutiny.

For many struggling with addiction, 12-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), which traditionally centres on the relationship to a higher power, have been an effective path to recovery.

Published in Faith
December 12, 2016

Comment: Aunt Marge certainly made the most of her 'second life'

Marge Brehl, seen here in her 1957 high school graduation picture, had a very productive “second life” helping others. She died at age 77.

Oscar Wilde famously said “to lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”

Published in Robert Brehl