Tag: Lent

"Going to confession is an essential part of preparing good soil. It’s the act uprooting the weeds that continually threaten to choke out our...

"Whenever we say we are sorry to the Lord, of course he forgives us. But God isn’t the only one we’ve offended with our...

"He said to his disciples, 'Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the person through whom they occur. It would be...

"Only when the hurts and pains and moments of our lesser selves are humbly revealed and spoken aloud to Christ through his presence in...

Among many reasons to return to the Church: "Because we made mistakes. Some of us become burdened with the weight of accumulated sin. We...

“What can a poor creature like myself do, who has had so little to forgive others and has so much to be forgiven herself?”...

As we approach Holy Week and look forward to the promise of Easter joy, we may look back on the last month or so...

“God shows us the way to turn back to him and invites us to experience his closeness anew.”  — Pope Francis Connecting the concepts of...

"Loving others is a spiritual force" that draws people closer to God, Pope Francis wrote in 2013, his papacy's first year. In this way,...

Today’s reflection: “Individual and integral confession and absolution constitute the only ordinary way by which the faithful person who is aware of serious sin is...