“Receive the Holy Spirit,” said the risen Lord to his apostles. “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” The sacrament of Penance, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Is “contrition” a word that is understood today? Maybe yes, maybe no. It isn’t likely a word that makes it into your everyday vocabulary. Here’s “contrition’s” basic meaning – the act of sorrowing ...

It was late and weak, but contrition is good. Contrition is a start. Yes, I know, it does seem that George W. Bush can barely squeeze out the words accepting final responsibility for the nightmare in ...

Pope Francis leads an audience for priests who hear confessions in the basilicas of Rome and priests and seminarians attending a course on confession offered by the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican ...

One of our most horrifying sacred stories in the Bible comes from 1 Samuel. In it King David commits adultery, impregnates Bathsheba and then conspires to have her husband, Uriah killed by sending him ...

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hello Mark!!!! I hope you are well and happy and looking forward to the Christmas season coming up. December 14th will mark my 1 year anniversary as a Roman Catholic! Joy!!!!! I wanted to ask you ...