Cretin-Derham Hall

Comfession is good for the soul. Catholics are a sacramental people. A sacrament is a visible sign through which God’s grace enters one’s heart. In Confession, it is Jesus who forgives through the ministry of the Church, made visible in sight and sound: a priest of the Church, an admission of sins and need to reconciled -with oneself and others and with God. It is beautiful whenever we examine our lives in light of moral norms and the Christian Gospel. There is beauty, too, in the words and sign of absolution which are assurances of God’s love and mercy. Advent and Lent are special times when whole communities of faith take seriously the call to live moral lives in the way of Jesus Christ. It’s a general house cleaning, and a deep cleaning at that. Good stuff, resulting in blessings for all.

Be good to yourself. Take time to pray. Everyday. Some time, not to say words–though they can be helpful– but to simply BE in the Presence of God, aware of the Holy One, letting God love you. Everyday, do you hear? You are a child of God, never too busy to say hello and let the friendship grow. Enter the Mystery of the beyond, the unseen, the supernatural, the symbols, the sacred, the infinite, the Holy. Let the Mystery enter you.