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| I long for Thee, O Jesus, Thou art the joy and hope of my soul! |
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When we are physically sick we go to the doctor. Therefore, when we are sick spiritually we need to go see a Priest. The Priest is the physician of the soul. In the Bible, Jesus appeared to His Disciples and said "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so now I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the holy Spirit." Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them and whose sins you retain are retained." John 20 Verses 21-23. Priests are God's modern day Apostles. They have been appointed by God to write us a prescription to heal our soul. And the Sacrament of Confession is the cure. |
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An Excerpt from the book Confessions of Saint Augustine "Narrow is the Mansion of my soul. Enlarge it, so You can enter. It lies in ruins. Repair it. I know and confess that You will find corruption there that is offensive to Your eyes. But who else shall clean it? To whom can I cry except You? Lord, scrub away my secret faults. Save Your servant from the power of the enemy. " |
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| I chose the audio recording below because it is a true story about our beloved Pope John Paul, II and also because it made me cry the first, second, and third time I listened to it. It is a powerful story of mercy, love, and forgiveness. The kind of mercy that Jesus preached about and wanted us to imitate. |
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The following audio recording is an excerpt from "A Day with Dr. Scott Hahn". Dr. Scott Hahn is a Professor of Theology and Scripture at Franciscan University of Steubenville and is the founder and director of the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology. The topic of discussion is his book titled "Lord Have Mercy". This book focuses on the Sacrament of Confession in the Catholic Church. Holy Reflections web site has gained permission to use this recording from it's distributor, St. Joseph Communications. |
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Dr. Scott Hahn |
To listen to this audio recording you may or may not need to click the play arrow twice. Thank you. |
Dr. Scott Hahn is a former Presbyterian Minister that converted to Catholicism. To read the conversion story of Dr. Scott Hahn please click here. |
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For further information on Dr. Scott Hahn please visit his web site www.scotthahn.com. |
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To purchase a book or audio by Dr. Scott Hahn please visit www.saintjoe.com. |
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I leave you with this final thought a quote from St. Augustine of Hippo: This very moment I may, if I desire, become the friend of God. |
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