ment of Reconciliation also calls for
something external and something
internal.
A third thing has been the sex
abuse scandals and the way they
were handled. i think some people
have lost faith in or at least feel justified in losing faith in the priesthood.
Finally, we have become so
this-worldly. once upon a time there
was a much deeper sense of heaven
and hell and eternal destiny, but
today people don’t think much about
it. once upon a time people used
to think about death and the next
world, but today we keep death out
of sight. if you understand that, you
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that you sin, conversion
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and you do not
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live in a different way. People are so
caught up with the busyness of ev-
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hard to see the reason for sacraments
like Reconciliation if you have also
lost the sense of the sacramentality
of life. in relationships you know
that if you love somebody it’s not
enough to have love in your heart;
you have to express it to the person
through tangible signs.
That is how humans are, and
God knows that, so God gives us sac-
raments that on the surface look like
external actions but also create an
effect that is spiritual and internal.
Just as when a man and a woman
pronounce their vows before God
and God’s people, it is not only two
people expressing their love for each
other but also an indissoluble bond
that reflects the bond between Christ
and the church as well. The sacra-
Probably the most important is a
spiritual benefit. saint Augustine
was once asked: What is the secret of
holiness? He said it is humility. Then
he said the second and the third
secrets of holiness are also humil-
ity. in order to grow in holiness you
need humility, and there is no better
way to become humble than go to
Confession.
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