Since 1956, Guest House has offered hope and healing for men and women religious suffering from addiction.
Guest House stands as a beacon of hope to clergy and men and women religious who are suffering with alcohol and drug addiction.
Process or behavioral addictions, such as cluttering, hoarding, internet/digital, and spending addictions, can be just as debilitating, affecting every aspect of life.
Serving priests, deacons, brothers and seminarians who suffer from substance use disorders, process addictions and compulsive overeating.
Addressing the challenges of addiction, behavioral health, and other compulsive disorders that are faced by women religious.
Guest House offers educational programs that promote wellness for Church and religious leadership communities.
Guest House offers educational programs that promote wellness for Church and religious leadership communities. These programs provide awareness of behavioral health concerns and addiction that impact men and women religious and lay community while offering a path to holistic healing.
Below are some resources that we have chosen to help in the spiritual aspect of understanding addiction and other behavioral health needs and digital treatment options during this time of need. We will continue to add to this list, so please check this page for updates.
This event is offered annually for diocesan and religious community leadership and other individuals who advocate for the well-being of clergy and religious. The conference curriculum addresses many forms of addiction and explores how they can impact clergy and religious. The focus of these presentations is on topics of greatest interest to those most likely to advocate for those mired in addiction. This includes: intervention, treatment, the ongoing-care process, and the role leadership plays in addressing these issues with those in their diocese and religious communities.
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Here is access to a daily “Three-minute Retreat”… It’s an opportunity to receive an image, a scriptural passage, some comforting background music – and an opportunity to listen to The Holy Spirit within. May this gift of comfort bring solace and peace.
Please consider this thoughtful and poignant interview by award winning journalist, Christy McDonald with her guest – David Kessler, on the 6th stage of grief – finding meaning. David Kessler, who co-authored with Elisabeth Kubler Ross the book “On Grief and Grieving,” offers insights for all of us to consider during this time of pandemic.
The Living Church Foundation publishes The Living Church magazine (in continuous publication since 1878), the Covenant blog, and other Christian teaching resources
Foster the growth of others through our publication tailored to religious leadership and formation, spiritual direction, pastoral care and education, including parents, teachers, coaches and students.
Guest House, Inc., included in the Official Catholic Directory, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, licensed and CARF-accredited health care provider specializing in addiction treatment for Catholic clergy and men and women religious.
Guest House now accepts insurance, making its services more accessible to those seeking recovery and well-being.