Daily Archives: 2012/02/05
“I’d like to make a General Confession, Father!”
What General Confession is NOT: 1. General Confession is NOT General Absolution. 2. General Confession is NOT saying, “I confess my life” with no detail other than that! 3. General Confession is NOT being scrupulous in trying to be more … Continue reading
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A day brightener from the snowy Eternal City
These are my good friends, the great Tyburn nuns, enjoying the snow in Rome. I remember one year, back in the day, when we had three feet of snow. All the pipes of all the colleges broke, with all their … Continue reading
Examination of conscience for adults using the commandments & precepts of the Church
These are only a few things. Don’t limit yourself to this list. And remember, you know sin first of all by comparing yourself with the Standard of Goodness and Kindness, Mary’s Son, Jesus. You do this by accepting His invitation, … Continue reading
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Thinking about the adulterous woman: John 7,53–8,11. I am she, as are we all.
If you knew anything about the Old City of Jerusalem and the Temple precincts, and the ferocity of the present tense in the Greek manuscripts of this incident, you would have to conclude that the whole scene was set up … Continue reading
Accompany me, Father George David Byers, S.S.L., S.T.D., as I begin life as a Catholic Priest-Hermit by choice. Holy Souls Hermitage is dedicated to the sanctification of my fellow priests, bishops & seminarians going through the purgatory of this life or the next. I pray for benefactors daily, offering Holy Mass for their intentions about once a month. You'll have to force me to take your donations, though. Scroll down for an explanation.
