Steps from the brink

There is hope for those who feel helpless and are trapped in their addiction.

Fr. Ed Dowling saw in Alcoholics’ Anonymous much more than men struggling with drink.

Spirituality is not a style, manner, set of conventions and practices.

Substance-use disorders are first and foremost the result of trauma, mental illness.

Addiction is always a cry to be loved.

After finding his way “into the rooms,” Fr. Michael Bechard is now comfortable in his own skin.

Whether it’s first or 12th time, The Good Shepherd is there

Since 2013 a project called "Notre-Dame de al rue" has been bringing the Church to the homeless on the streets of Montreal.

The 12-step process has been central to Archbishop Syvain Lavoie’s life for more than 40 years.