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THE HOOK AND I

The Hook and I written by David Cannane as an apostolate for the Blessed Margaret Center to help those suffering from sinful addictions is available for $22.oo plus s & h from AuthorHouse Publishing.

Note: The plans to sell The Hook and I through this website have regretfully had to be cancelled due to legal technicalities. My apologies to those who were in anticipation of purchasing the book here.

We've added the Table of Contents of The Hook and I to give you a better understanding of the book's contents and to give everyone a bird's-eye view of the topics discussed in the Catholic 12-Steps so that you can get a realistic understanding of what the program offers and how it might be personally fruitful for you. If so, then we hope that you would explore the headings that are linked; reading those that appeal to you. Then, I suggest that if you are suffering from a sinful addiction, what we call a "hook", you will want to purchase The Hook and I for your own use and begin to work the program yourself.

Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, comments, feedback, or if you have a group that would like to arrange for us to travel to your location to give a talk on the program.

Table of Contents:
Introduction vii
Acknowledgements xiii

Addictions 1

St. Augustine 19

Why It Must Be Catholic 24

Our Strategy 32

Before We Get Started... 45

Overview of the Catholic 12-Steps: The House by the Sea 57

The Soul and Original Harmony 73
Step 0: An Act of the Will to Succeed 86
Step 1: An Act of Humility 103
Step 2: An Act of Hope 114
Step 3: Know Thyself 124
Step 4: Confession 138
Step 5: Penance and Making Amends 148
Step 6: I Will Attend Mass 158
Step 7: Attend the Sacraments Regularly 177
Step 11A: Prayer 191
Step 12A: Peform the Work of Mercy, Part I 220
Step 8: Near Occasions of Sin 227
Step 9: Mortification and Penance 244
The Counterattack 267
Step 10: Strengthening the Intellect 273
Step 11B: Meditation 293
Step 12B: Perform the Works of Mercy, Part II 320
Closing Remarks 332
Appendix 335
EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE 337
NECESSARY PRAYERS 353
Praying the Rosary 354

Nothingness Itself Prayer 353

NOVENA PRAYER TO BLESSED MARGARET OF CASTELLO 358

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND THE CATHOLIC 12-STEPS 359
WHY BLESSED MARGARET OF CASTELLO? 383
VENERABLE ANTONIO DE JESUS: "LA MISMA NADA"

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THE HOOK AND I

The Hook and I written by David Cannane as an apostolate for the Blessed Margaret Center to help those suffering from sinful addictions is available for $22.oo plus s & h from AuthorHouse Publishing.