The Power of Confession
Recently I reviewed the book The Light is On For You: The Life-Changing Power of Confession, the latest book by Cardinal Donald Wuerl. It was an eye-opening read…
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The Forgiving Father
In my first post at New Evangelizers, I used the analogy of fatherhood to understand why God may allow pain and tolerate bad behavior. God is the source…
Tapping into Divine Mercy
Today is the feast of St Faustina Kowalska, the young Polish sister who received revelations from Jesus about the depth of His love and His mercy. We should…
Confession: A Gift That’s Always in Season
People once lined up for “Cabbage Patch” dolls and “Tickle Me Elmos” before Christmas. I haven’t a clue what the gotta-have-it Christmas item will be this year, but…
What Does Mercy Have to Do with Easter?
Readings for April 7, 2013: Divine Mercy Sunday (Second Sunday of Easter) Several years ago, the Catholic Church designated the Sunday after Easter as “Divine Mercy Sunday.” That…
Jesus, I Trust in You
Last month when we were together we talked a bit about how important it is to trust in God, and where trusting Him can take us, if we…
The Sacrament of the New Evangelization
Can there really be such a thing? In all our endeavors and mission, could one sacrament receive such a label? Cardinal Timothy Dolan suggested that it was Reconciliation…
I Confess
A friend of mine, a believing Catholic, told me he hasn’t been to Confession in a long time. After all, God forgives sins, so there’s really no need…
For Every Teaching There is a Reason
Today, we welcome Patti Maguire Armstrong to the New Evangelizers blogging team! It is important to teach our children the reasons for the teachings of the Catholic faith,…
Good for the Soul
For many people confessing our faults to anyone else is not easy. We fear looking bad or what others will think about us. It also makes us very…