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Why are addicts and outcasts so often strongly religious?

February 27, 2017

Many people on the streets are holding fast to God when every other social tie has failed them

Good confessors are like thorough doctors. By treating sins firmly they save lives

January 14, 2016

There needs, of course, to be a balance

Can prayer succeed where nicotine patches, acupuncture and drugs can’t?

January 07, 2013

Addiction is mostly spiritual, an imbalance of the soul

Becoming a Catholic can be a spur to overcoming addiction

August 13, 2012

A friend's newfound belief in his unique dignity as a human being loved by God made him see his addictive lifestyle in a new light

This is the age of addiction. Could Puritanism come next?

July 11, 2012

Civilisation never knows what's around the corner, as present trends rarely continue – in fact, they will probably reverse

Pope Benedict knows that this is the age of addiction

June 06, 2012

Damian Thompson says that new technology is making temptation harder than ever to resist

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