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You’re a child of God and you’re made for glory, baby.

February 17, 2021 By Maria Kane 3 Comments

The origin of one of my most beloved Ash Wednesday traditions can be traced back to Game 7 of the 1988 NBA finals between Isaiah Thomas’s Detroit Pistons, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson’s Los Angeles Lakers.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Liturgical Year Tagged With: Ash Wednesday, fasting, grandparents, sin

Pardon Our Dust

March 6, 2019 By Fr. Patrick Funston Leave a Comment

What is parenting if not equipping our children with the ability to function in the world?

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ash Wednesday, forgiveness, parenting, repentance, sin

Road to Contrition

February 4, 2019 By Anne Warner 2 Comments

Due to procrastination and a lack of communication I was anxious and alone on an otherwise serene night. The anxiety became anger and then in my anger, I sinned.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: anger, forgiveness, God, marriage, parenting, sin

The Sin of Parental Pride

July 12, 2018 By Ben Day 1 Comment

Time for confession— I take far too much pride in my son. It is sinful. I am a realist and know the day will come […]

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: parenting, sin, social media

Reconciliation of a Penitent: What Is It and What Can I Expect if I Try It?

August 1, 2017 By Hillary Raining Leave a Comment

A new book contains reflection and practical helps for the rite of sacramental reconciliation.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, confession, Joy in Confession, penitence, Prayer, reconciliation, sacrament, sin

Reconciliation is at the heart of family life – and church life too.

July 17, 2017 By Hillary Raining 3 Comments

Being turned away at another church taught me the value of the sacrament of reconciliation in my own.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: confession, guilt, Lent, penitence, reconciliation, repentance, sacrament, sin

The Litany of Penitence prepares us for the season to come.

March 13, 2017 By Nadia Stefko 3 Comments

If I want to be able to absorb all the new life Easter has to offer – all the resistance it offers to the powers of sin in our broken world – I need the grace that comes with honest confession and repentance.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: agriculture, Book of Common Prayer, compost, Easter, liturgy, penitence, resurrection, sin

My First Confession: Apologizing to God

February 21, 2017 By Pamela Lewis 1 Comment

The heavy stone of guilt was lifted. This was not magic, but mystery.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: confession, guilt, Lent, penitence, reconciliation, repentance, sacrament, sin

I see my story in the space DaVinci puts between Jesus and St. John.

December 27, 2016 By Marcus Halley 2 Comments

St. John faints away at the words of Christ announcing his coming betrayal. The space in DaVinci’s painting helps me consider the ways I am separated from Christ.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: DaVinci, Jesus, reconciliation, saints, sin, St. John, The Last Supper

Math, Sin, and Faith Formation in the Car

October 31, 2016 By Derek Olsen 1 Comment

Responding to kids’ faith questions when they come – including in the car on the way to ballet – helps them understand that faith matters every day of the week.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Children in church, discipleship, Jesus, parenting, secrets of a pew whisperer, sin, teenagers

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