Hi DoingWell, I wondered when you mentioned your being of Italian descent that you might be a Catholic. I enjoyed reading your latest post, infact I've enjoyed reading all your posts, I think they're great. I respect (and think I understand to some extent) your not wanting to mix religion with your recovery. I also understand why many people don't like Catholiscism, Christianity or any other religion. Both my grown up children are atheists and more science orientated, my mother is Church of England, my father wont go to church because while he believes in the ideals of christianity, he doesn't believe in the crucifixion and of course various other of the more far fetched and hard to believe things. (I don't know either but when I don't know I just put the stories down to symbolism to put forward a point.) We all have some good and animated conversations when we get together though and I really enjoy them!
Anyway, DoingWell, keep posting, I really enjoy reading your points of view!