I was raised Catholic. My Mom is very Catholic but there is a lot she doesn't agree with as well. I am a long time AA member. Some in AA call it being a "recovering Catholic". I never thought of it that way. I like the church but a whole lot I don't agree with either. They are going back to the old ways more and more and then we have this new pope. My Mom and I are always talking about the new pope who is in the news a lot. I like him. Shake up that power in the vatican.

Yeah in CA AA circles Course in Miracles, Emmet Fox, and some other books I can't remember right now are very popular. Spiritual growth is the goal however one does it.

I have applied spiritual practices and beliefs to my depression for so many years. Prayer and meditation, principles in all my affairs. Therapy, this that and the other. I wish I could overcome it through spiritual means but it just hasn't worked. Medication is part of the solution for me. I still have never found a total solution even with all the techniques. I am pretty much at peace with it though. It affects my life and it is hard but in the big picture my spirituality bring me much peace and contentment.

Oh the philosophies I agree with.....well I guess the power of the mind and spirit. Positive thinking and attitude. Tapping into this universal loving power that I do not understand for good. Hasn't worked on my depression but then why do people of strong faith get cancer and can't overcome it. Lots of questions on suffering we just don't know the answers to.