Father Roger

Published: Dec. 21, 2019, 4:01 p.m.

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Priest, Retreat Master, Author, Actor, Playwright and Sinner!\\xa0 Father Roger tells us his intriguing story of addiction and recovery.\\xa0 Roger says, \\u201cBy the age of 3 years old I needed to go on the wagon.\\xa0 If they had Kiddie AA I would have qualified!\\u201d Roger\\u2019s first real moment of clarity, after years of abusing alcohol, happens as he comes out of a blackout, standing on the ledge of the Brooklyn Bridge, ready to jump.\\xa0 After getting himself down off the cables, he ran looking for an AA meeting. From there all sorts of remarkable things have happened \\u2013 most of which is being sober for 15 years and having the ability and the desire to help other people.

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