Unity is the Gift
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
A secular AA member shares about his struggles, how service heals and how good it is to tear down borders that divide us
An unexpected call
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
My phone rang at 3 in the morning. The voice on the other end was crying.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
Stitch and Giggle
May 2012
With a firm hand, she showed a newcomer how to create a sober pattern that wouldn't unravel
Because Frank Did It
May 2012
Keeping Our Focus
May 2012
Tradition Five reminds him that he's uniquely qualified to do one thing well
The Anonymity Principle
May 2012
He confided in a co-worker about his recovery in AA, and later he had to pay a price
Chicago's Suggested Program
November 1987
The experience of five AAs from the 1940s through the 1970s illuminates the practice of sponsorship for the 1980s - From the February 1953 Grapevine
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
The Carry the Message Project focuses on getting Grapevine and La Vina subscriptions to alcoholics in need. It's not necessary to know the recipient! Sponsor a subscription for someone behind bars, in a treatment facility, nursing home, or who is homebound.