From Destruction to Rebirth: The Cycles of Spiritual Growth
This week, host Julie South answers a listener question on the Catholic sacrament of Reconciliation. She explores this ritual of repentance, confession and absolution, rooted in Jesus' ministry of forgiving sins.
Stay tuned as Julie explains the Catholic emphasis on admitting fault, making amends, and receiving God's boundless mercy. Discover how this act reconnects Catholics spiritually.
Hear Scripture readings from 2 Chronicles, Ephesians and John that Julie will link through poignant themes: the people's sins and punishment, yet God's relentless compassion in exiling then redeeming them. She'll connect this narrative of destruction and restoration to the Gospel's message of condemnation versus salvation.
Julie will highlight the common thread across passages - despite human disobedience, God persistently reaches out with forgiveness and redemption. His divine love offers a path to rebuild even the most broken of relationships.
Join this illuminating dive into a core Catholic sacrament and its motivations of mercy, grace and hope. Let Scripture nourish your own story of reconciliation with the Divine.
This week's Bible Passages:
2 Chronicles 36:14-16,19-23
Ephesians 2:4-10
John 3:14-21
In Catholic "speak" this is the Fourth Week of Lent in Year B.
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