How to go to Confession
Someone approached me recently and asked a very honest, vulnerable question. She said that she...
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Your Daily Bible Verses — Psalm 51:1-2
Encountering the Word — Your Daily Bible Verses Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love; according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my...
Read MoreYour Daily Bible Verses — Psalm 51:1-2
Encountering the Word — Your Daily Bible Verses Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love; according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my...
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Mission Dolores Altar (San Francisco) Photograph © by Andy Coan Many years ago, I taught a fourth grade CCD class for my parish religious education department. It was the first evening of classes and I was starting the process...
Read MoreDaily Quote — from Saint John Paul II
“The essential act of penance, on the part of the penitent, is contrition, a clear and decisive rejection of the sin committed, together with a resolution not to commit it again, out of love which one has for God and which is...
Read MoreDaily Reflection — A Pure Heart Create for Me, O God
“A pure heart create for me, O God, put a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51). Fridays are penitential days for Catholics. Just as we celebrate His Resurrection each Sunday, we recall that it was on a Friday that our Lord...
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What is the Answer to Suffering, Pain and Loss?
Many years ago, I taught a fourth grade CCD class for my parish religious education department. It...
Read MoreDaily Catholic Quote — from Pope St. John Paul II
“The essential act of penance, on the part of the penitent, is contrition, a clear and decisive rejection of the sin committed, together with a resolution not to commit it again, out of love which one has for God and which is...
Read MoreDaily Catholic Quote — from Saint John Paul II
“The essential act of penance, on the part of the penitent, is contrition, a clear and decisive rejection of the sin committed, together with a resolution not to commit it again, out of love which one has for God and which is...
Read MoreDaily Reflection — A Pure Heart Create for Me, O God
“A pure heart create for me, O God, put a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51). Fridays are penitential days for Catholics. Just as we celebrate His Resurrection each Sunday, we recall that it was on a Friday that our Lord...
Read MoreCatholic Quote of the Day — from Pope St. John Paul II
“The essential act of penance, on the part of the penitent, is contrition, a clear and decisive rejection of the sin committed, together with a resolution not to commit it again, out of love which one has for God and which is...
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Daily Lenten Reflection — A Pure Heart Create for Me, O God
“A pure heart create for me, O God, put a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51). Fridays are...
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