Maru Kurian D’Souza writes:  Spiritual Practices over the years in my life

As a child I grew up with Christian symbols of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Kerala, the Church of South India and Sunday School influence from a very Evangelical Church.  However it was the religious family-order of the Ecumenical Institute and Order Ecumenical(that we were a part of)made that which was not transparent meaningful and transparent to me .  Read more

Jann McGuire shares her journey

Thanks for this inquiry.  When Fred’s alcoholism became advanced, and our children were also drinking and using drugs, I could no longer deny my complicity in the patterns of this family disease, I went to Al-Anon (1984).  Read more