Nativity will have a Communal Reconciliation Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 PM. Do Catholics have to go to confession at least once a year? Paragraph #1457 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us “each of the faithful is bound by an obligation faithfully to confess serious sins at least once a year.”...
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Why do we confess to priests? Can’t we just confess to God? Let’s just suppose for a moment that I, as an underpaid writer, decided that I needed some fast cash and so I rob a store! Whom would I owe an apology to? Certainly I would apologize to the store’s owner, as well...
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I have been away from the church for a few years and really want to get active again, not so much for me, but for my children. Is this a bad reason to come back to church? If you are on your way to the supermarket, and you are forced to detour from your...
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2 Samuel 12:7-10,13; Galatians 2:16,19-21; Luke 7:36-8:3 “I am sorry;” three simple words; three very easy words to pronounce.  But when put together into one sentence three of the hardest words to utter.  “I am sorry,” is hard to say for a variety of reasons.  First of all it means swallowing our pride and...
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Acts 5:12-16;  Revelation 1:9-13,17-19;  John 20:19-31 One popular type of television entertainment today is the makeover show.  The persons involved are given an opportunity to makeover a room, a yard, or even themselves.  The producers always make sure there are plenty of before pictures.  After the makeover, all present marvel at the differences between...
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Submitted by Barb Carson When all is said and done as we explore what the chaplet is about, we will find at the very core of this prayer and petition the plea (For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have Mercy on us and on the whole world.) It is a prayer form given...
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Why do we confess to priests? Can’t we just confess to God? Let’s just suppose for a moment that I, as an underpaid writer, decided that I needed some fast cash and so I rob a store! Whom would I owe an apology to? Certainly I would apologize to the store’s owner, as well...
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I go to confession regularly and try to live my life based on my faith. On one or two occasions I have forgotten to mention a sin, and now do not recall if I ever mentioned it. Are forgotten sins forgiven? We cannot stop the flow of God’s love and mercy, especially when we...
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1 Kings 17: 10-16; Hebrews 9: 24-28; Mark 12: 38-44. I will never forget the first time I met Matthew.  He was a gentleman that the priest’s at St. Paul Seminary had “adopted.”  About once a week he would show up on the doorsteps of the seminary looking for one of the priests to...
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Come join us on the first Friday of the month at 3 PM and on the third Friday of the month at 12:30 PM to share this devotion.
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