#12236 Catholic Help for Addiction, Faith-Based Recovery That Works - Scott Weeman

Catholic Answers Live

Catholic Answers

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, we explore faith-based approaches to addiction and healing with Scott Weeman, founder of, Catholics in Recovery. Listeners ask how to find Catholic support groups, whether addiction to spending money can destroy relationships, and if those with mental health diagnoses like schizoaffective disorder can benefit from Catholic recovery programs. We also discuss the role of the sacraments in healing, how to balance recovery with public speaking, and how to reach a college-age son struggling with marijuana use. Discover real-life stories of healing and how Catholics in Recovery supports those battling addiction through Catholic teaching and community.

Join The CA Live Club Newsletter: Click Here

Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com

Questions Covered:

09:06 – I’ve been battling many addictions for decades. I’ve been desperate to find a Catholic support group. I’m in a group that is celebrating pride month so it’s not really for me. How can I get plugged in to Catholic in Recovery?

15:51 – Do you see a problem in addiction to spending money? In my opinion an addiction to money ruined my first marriage.

21:20 – I had traumas in relationships at age 17. Now I’m 64 and I’ve been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. I’m being treated but not sure it’s enough. Could Catholic in Recovery have something for me?

29:04 – I came back to the Church last December and I’ve been in AA for years. This is the first time I’ve heard of Catholic in Recovery. Can you tell me more about it?

37:02 – How does someone get involved in Catholic in Recovery? I’ve been sober for a year and God has healed me so much through the sacraments.

43:26 – How do you manage your recovery and public speaking? I know that one of the AA principles is not speaking on behalf of AA. I’ve done public speaking and I’ve also crashed horribly in addiction.

51:29 – My son is into smoking marijuana. He gets very angry and will not listen. Any advice on how we try to reach him? He is a junior in college and lives with us.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Buying or selling your home, real estate for life can connect you with a pro-life real estate agent.
0:05.2	When Real Estate for Life receives a referral fee, they donate 65% to Catholic Answers.
0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Welcome back to Catholic Answers Live.
0:33.1	We always have a great time when Scott Weeman is here.
0:35.7	And so Scott Weeman's back.
0:37.4	We're going to have a, I'm looking forward to this next hour.
0:41.0	CatholicinRecovery.com is where you can find out all about what Scott does.
0:44.5	He's the founder of Catholic in recovery.
0:47.5	And if you yourself are in recovery, if you're not sure about whether you need recovery,
0:53.6	if it's a family question, whatever it is,
0:56.1	we like to talk with Scott about healing from addiction, recovery from obsessions,
1:03.8	and all kinds of things that might require recovery.
1:09.2	They handle them at Catholic in recovery. If you'd like to know about Catholic
1:14.7	in recovery, you can call and ask about that as well. 8883-1-8-7-884. I want to make sure that I
1:19.5	let you know that you don't have to be Catholic to call. Scott is happy to talk with anybody
1:24.9	who might be struggling with addiction or recovery or need some help or advice in that area.
1:30.8	8883187-884. He's the author of many wonderful things, including, should I give it a try?
1:41.7	Yeah, let's hear it. Including, I get this wrong all the time.
1:46.7	The sacraments and the 12 steps.
1:49.1	The 12 steps and the sacraments.
1:50.2	I knew that.
1:51.5	I just didn't, I just didn't.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 20 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Catholic Answers, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Catholic Answers and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.