I’m Not Really in the Forgiving Mood

Have you heard? It’s the “Jubilee Year of Mercy,” declared by Pope Francis to encourage us all to extend mercy to those around us. Or, better said by St. Luke: Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. – Lk 6:36 But can I be honest? I hate admitting when I’m wrong. And, even more,…

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Bless Me, Father, For I Have Sinned

Something Pope Francis said this week really reached my heart in a spot that I had quite nearly abandoned. As a convert to Catholicism, one of the teachings of the church that was most difficult for me to embrace was the Sacrament of Reconciliation, a.k.a. “confession.” God already knew my sins. He saw them everyday.…

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