October 2012

White Collar

An alcoholic priest claims his chair

I am an alcoholic and I regularly attend a lot of meetings in the area where I live. I am also a priest. I champion the fact that AA is a spiritual program and not a religious one, but there are times when I hit a meeting on my way to ministry, or when I am coming from work, and I just have not had the luxury to change my clothes. As a result, I often show up at meetings wearing my clergy shirt. There are also times when I am asked to talk or chair a meeting while wearing my shirt.

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