Our Mission
Our mission is to establish a Catholic Addiction Recovery Home in the Diocese of Phoenix. Phoenix is the fifth-largest city in the United States, and we lack a Catholic recovery center.
Healing Through Catholic Spirituality
Addiction and substance abuse have a devastating effect on society, families, and individuals. Our Catholic spirituality offers a unique and powerful path to healing from addictions. Jesus’ healing and saving grace is what people suffering from addiction desperately need to bring them the joy and peace they won’t find anywhere else. Our vision is to have a Catholic home to serve those battling addictions. Kolbe Mission will strengthen the mind, body and soul through prayer, works, and fellowship.
Kolbe Mission community members will pray the Rosary, and have access to the Catholic sacraments. They will be required to take part in an addiction recovery program. They will be expected to maintain the facilities, take care of the property, work the land, cook for one another, meet together to discuss their rehabilitation, and have time for recreation together.
There will be no charges for services provided by the Kolbe Mission. We will institute a psychological screening process for all prospective community members, and ask for an application fee to cover the cost. While the Kolbe Mission will be distinctly Catholic, persons of all faiths are welcome.
Valle, Arizona
Through the generosity of the Diocese of Phoenix, we have access to 40 acres in Valle, Arizona, about 50 miles south of the Grand Canyon. This rural setting with a view of the San Francisco Peaks is an ideal place to enter in to the healing process, while detaching from temptations and appreciating the beauty of God’s creation.
St. Maximilian Kolbe
The Patron Saint, and namesake, of our community is Saint Maximilian Kolbe. He is the patron of prisoners, drug addicts, and families. It is under the patronage of this Martyr of Charity that we seek healing for those imprisoned by addiction.
St. Benedict
St. Benedict’s Crucifix is often invoked to overcome the temptations of the Devil, and, to be sure, substance abuse is the tool of the Devil. The Rule of St. Benedict also provides a template for the Kolbe Mission community’s living rules.