So, for a while now I’ve had the inspiration to write again. I just wasn’t moved to write about anything specific. Today, though, I got inspired to read – specifically this: More…
Tag Archives: mercy
God’s Mercy: Seeking Out What Is Lost 6
Today Jesus gives us his mission statement: “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.”
Christ’s followers are also called to seek out what is lost
In other words, Christ’s whole life was for others. Everything he did and said was aimed at bringing people back home to the Father’s house, back onto the path of true happiness.
That is still his mission, today. More…
Divine Mercy Sunday “Peace Be with You!” 9
“The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God.” (St Augustine, City of God)
Peace, the true peace that Christ gives is the sign that God is with us. When Jesus says, “Peace be with you!” More…
Blessed Are the Merciful, They Will Be Shown Mercy 9
Sunday Gospel Reflection, Fifth Sunday of Lent, the Woman Caught in Adultery (and the Pharisees caught in their own trap)
The Pharisees in today’s Gospel not only intend to stone the adulterous woman, they hope to “kill two birds with one stone.” Their hidden motive is to “find some charge to bring against Jesus.” Jesus responds by cleverly inviting them to examine their consciences. More…
When Does God Not Forgive Sins in Confession? 4
By Fr Edward Hopkins
Fr Edward Hopkins tackling the tough theological questions
When this title was suggested to me, I thought, “Now that’s a provocative question!” I had time to think about it. And so I’d like to offer you a short answer and then a more involved one.
Short answer: “When you are NOT sorry” that’s when God does not forgive sins in confession. More…
The Father is Waiting for Us: Reflections on Confession and Rembrandt’s “Return of the Prodigal Son” 2
By Fr Jason Smith
A few weeks back I was hearing confessions in an old, cold, and rather uncomfortable confessional, the kind that our forefathers once used with a screen and two wooden doors, one on either side, so that the priest can slide them closed and the person on the right can’t hear what the person on the left is saying, or vice versa. More…
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