Our Four Pillars
Our Twelve Step Fellowships
We are committed to our individual 12-Step Fellowships, with no intention of leaving them, attempting to change them, or seeking to create a substitute for them. (Note: Applicants should be active members of a 12-Step Fellowship minimally for 3 years.)
Suggested Readings:
We recommended the following basic texts knowing that most will be quite familiar with them already.
Other literature specific to your own 12-Step Fellowship if it is not AA.
Our Original Pioneer Program
We are committed to the study and practice of AA’s Pioneer program as it originated within the Oxford Group. We aspire to grow through our practice of Two Way Prayer and living by the Four Standards of Honesty, Purity, Unselfishness, and Love. (Note: Applicants should be practicing Two Way Prayer daily for a minimum of six months.)
Suggested Readings:
New Light on Alcoholism: God, Sam Shoemaker, and AA by Dick B.
For Sinners Only: The Book of the Oxford Groups by A.J. Russell
On the Tail of a Comet: The Life of Frank Buchman
The Power of Two Way Prayer: Finding New Meaning in Addiction Recovery and Spiritual Growth by Father Bill W. (June 2025)
Our Joining of Psychology with Spirituality
We are committed to enhancing our spiritual growth through the study and practice of depth psychology. This includes inner child work, dream analysis, active imagination, and shadow work along with other effective tools and practices.
Suggested Readings:
Carl Jung: An Unexpected Mystic by Richard Rohr
Inner Work by Robert A. Johnson
Ego and Archetypenby Edward Edinger
The Kingdom Within by John Sanford
Our Place Within the Emerging Church
We are committed to working within the Episcopal / Anglican Church as “monks in the modern world” in service to those in 12-Step Fellowships. We are exploring new expressions of recovery and meaningful worship. While our community is rooted firmly within the Christian tradition, we welcome spiritual seekers of other faiths and denominations to join us on our journey.
Suggested Readings:
The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why by Phyllis Tickle
A New Monastic Handbook by Ian Mobsby and Mark Berry
The Big Book of Christian Mysticism by Carl McColman
A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelly