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IPSWICH -- Deacon Jim Greer came across Catholic in Recovery while researching addiction recovery services. As co-chair of the archdiocese's opioid task force, he was familiar with 12-step groups and other similar programs. But he found that Catholic in Recovery was something different: a recovery program that incorporates Catholic spirituality, creating a space where people can speak about addiction in the context of their faith.

Participants in the first session of training for the iThirst Initiative for the Archdiocese of Boston in 2019. Courtesy photo Help us expand our reach! Please share this article BRAINTREE -- New Jersey parishioner Keaton Douglas saw a need to enable people in the Church to accompany those struggling with addiction and their families. That initial idea has grown into the iTHIRST Initiative, which is now being implemented in the Archdiocese of Boston. Douglas developed the idea for the iTHIRST I...