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| The History of Recovery Retreats at JRH
Why does JRH hold Recovery Retreats? The short answer is that Sr. Ignatiaasked us to.
Sr. Ignatia Gavin, CSAwas a founder of AA. Sheworked with Dr. Bob at St. Thomas Hospitalin Akron. She helped in the creation of AA and Al-Anon. In 1952 she wastransferred to St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland where she foundedRosary Hall, St. Vincent’s renowned alcohol and drug treatment center.
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In the early 1950’s Sr. Ignatia thought that the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola had a lot to offer to people in recovery from addiction.
She called JRH and asked us to hold a retreat for recovering alcoholics.
We have been holding them ever since.
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