Widow Marjorie Nugent was a recluse renown to nearly everyone in Carthage. When she vanished in 1997, no one seemed to notice. When police got around to looking for her, the investigation would lead them to a shocking suspect, and a grisly discovery. ...
The People’s Confession of Sin 10 While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a large crowd of Israelites—men, women and children—gathered around him. They too wept bitterly. 2 Then Shekaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of...
friends, our reputation, or our life, for the Lord. In Sri Lanka, on Easter Sunday, a group of CCD children were told by their catechists: ‘it is Easter; Jesus died and rose for you, you must be ready to die for Jesus if necessary.’ And the children all agreed. Soon thereafter,...
NDP stalwart Svend Robinson did not run for re-election in 2004 after his tearful public confession that he had pocketed a $50,000 diamond ring at a public auction. Ralph Klein, Alberta's once hard-drinking premier, gave up the bottle in December 2001 after a midnight shouting match with...
If you cannot go to confession then say my Crusade Prayer for a plenary indulgence for absolution for a period of seven consecutive days. “O My Jesus you are the light of the earth You are the flame that touches all souls Your mercy and love knows no bounds We are not ...
Pope Francis at Mass: If you don’t find a priest to go to confession, speak to God. He’s your father If you’re a Roman Catholic, now would be a great time to exercise logic and ask yourself “if I don’t need a priest in coronavirus quarantine, then why ...
The examples are far too numerous to list here, however, you are encouraged to obtain a copy of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible for yourself and scan through the four gospels. You shall be hard pressed to find even two consecutive pages that do not contain the words "Other...
in Job, introduced the seven deadly sins. The goal of the seven deadly sins was to illustrate for laypersons of the church the need to be mindful of capital sin, or sin which requires penance in Hell. Capital sin is graver than venial sin, which can be forgiven through confession. ...