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Gospel Meditation: Do We Know We Need Healing?
User’s Guide to the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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9 Chief Benefits of Confession
Why go to Confession? Here are some excellent reasons — know them, love them, defend them and share them.
![The Church is commissioned by Christ to give the faithful — especially those in states of sin — the gifts of doctrinal integrity, candid teaching and time. The Church is commissioned by Christ to give the faithful — especially those in states of sin — the gifts of doctrinal integrity, candid teaching and time.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240118090120_4b460a0450683750350e7eef5039ca70cfec2dfd84ddc68071bcb9a2be4b1f18.jpg)
Everyone on Earth (Including You) Is Either in a State of Grace, or a State of Mortal Sin
COMMENTARY: The lines between a sinful act and a state of sin have been blurred. It’s time to clarify them.
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‘Your Confessional is Ready’: Buzzing Into Confession at a Denver Catholic High School
While the buzzer system may have started with a laugh or two, it is a light-hearted way to bring teenagers closer to knowing the love and mercy of Jesus Christ.
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Hearing the Pope’s Confession: Vatican Confessor Reflects on Sacrament
Brother Otmar added Franciscans from all over the world had always been assigned to this service in the Lateran.
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Catholic Leaders in Costa Rica Oppose Bill Forcing Priests to Break Seal of Confession
Costa Rican Bishops’ Conference expressed its opposition to the bill.
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How to Bring Peace to the World? Start With Sacramental Confession, Cardinal Says
Cardinal Piacenza is the head of the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary, the office of the Roman Curia responsible for issues related to the sacrament of confession.
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Young Man After Confession With Pope Francis: ‘I Told Him the Sins That Pain Me the Most’
The young man from Córdoba, a city in southern Spain, received the news of this unforgettable event a month ago.
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Padre Pio: 13 Facts About the Saint to Know and Share
Padre Pio is mostly known for his deep wisdom about prayer and peace; his stigmata; miraculous reports of his bilocation; being physically attacked by the devil; and mastering the spiritual life.