Reconciliation Archives

Cast Off the Weight of Sin

by Randy Hain | Jan 26, 2023 | Knowing, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

I have been thinking a great deal about my experience at Reconciliation a few weekends ago. I...

The Weight of Sin

by Randy Hain | Feb 17, 2022 | Knowing, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

Photo by Josh Applegate on Unsplash I have been thinking a great deal about my...

The Heavy Burdens We Carry

by Randy Hain | Aug 12, 2021 | Living, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

I have been thinking a great deal about my experience at Reconciliation this past Saturday...

What are the Obstacles Between Catholic Men and Christ?

by Randy Hain | Aug 5, 2021 | Living, Men of Faith, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

As long as we live in the world our life is a constant struggle between love for Christ or giving into lukewarmness, to our passions, or to comfort-seeking, which destroys love. Faithfulness to Christ is forged each day by...

Dr. Scott Hahn: Made Clean

by Dr. Scott Hahn | Feb 14, 2021 | Sundays | 0 |

Dr. Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Readings:Leviticus 13:1–2, 44–46Psalm 32:1–2, 5, 111 Corinthians 10:31–11:1Mark 1:40–45 In the Old Testament, leprosy is depicted as...

Making a Daily Examen

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Feb 7, 2021 | Into the Deep | 0 |

We are well into a new liturgical year and Lent is fast approaching! Isn’t it time that we...

From Suffering to Joy

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Jul 19, 2020 | Into the Deep | 0 |

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...

Five Ways Catholics Can Make a Difference

by Randy Hain | Sep 26, 2019 | Surrender & Strength | 0 |

“Think about the possibilities if we all made a sincere daily commitment, no matter how small, to...

Why Should I Confess My Sins To A Priest?

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | May 19, 2019 | Into the Deep | 0 |

Have you ever been asked why you confess your sins to a priest? Have you ever wondered why you...

Encountering the Word — John 20:19-23

by ICL Editor | Nov 19, 2018 | Verse | 0 |

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed...