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May 29, 2025For those impacted by addiction, Catholic in Recovery hosted a retreat for individuals, families and community members May 8-10 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Camp in Wellston.
Fifteen participants from the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, the Diocese of Tulsa, as far west as Arizona and as far east as Massachusetts settled in for an early Mother’s Day weekend retreat featuring witness talks, discussions, Catholic in Recovery meetings and the sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist.
The focus of the retreat was on the hope, healing, fellowship and support received through a 12-step recovery with particular attention to the Catholic faith and the grace of the sacramental life.
The talks and testimonies were filled with the gospel’s message of hope in healing the psychological and spiritual wounds inflicted upon people by others as well as by a person’s own behaviors, unhealthy habits and addictions.
Anyone interested in the healing that is offered through a program like Catholic in Recovery can visit Catholicinrecovery.com. There is an in-person weekly meeting in English for general recovery issues on Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 1901 N.W. 18 St. in Oklahoma City, in the Meerschaert House. For more information on Catholic in Recovery within the archdiocese, call Kendra Mann at (405) 709-2895.