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Hey there, Sprouts. Today is Monday, February 18th, 2019. This week on the Catholic Spouts

podcast, we are going to be talking about repentance. We are talking about repentance because

Lent will be here soon. Lent is a time that we repair all of the damage that has been done to our soul

and to our relationship with Jesus Christ. The most important step that we can make in this

journey to repair our souls is to repent for the sins that we have committed.

Now, repentance is a big topic. It is a big challenge for a lot of people, young and old,

and we are going to break it down into little pieces. So first of all, let's talk about why we sin. Now, I hope you understand that repentance

has to do with sin. Repenting is what we do when we know we have sin and we go to God and

beg for forgiveness. But first, why do we sin? Why can't we resist doing those things that we know are bad?

Well, the most important reason why we sin is because God gave us free will.

We have the ability to choose what we are going to do each and every moment of our life.

Some of those choices don't matter too much, like which cereal you're eating for breakfast,

but a lot of the choices we make do matter quite a bit.

Are we going to stand up for our faith?

Are we going to dress appropriately? Are we going to obey our parents when they tell us to do something or not?

These are all choices that we make. And because God made us as sons and daughters and not as slaves who simply have to obey. We have a choice.

Oftentimes we choose the right thing. Sometimes we choose the wrong thing. Now in each and every

moment, there are many reasons why we might choose to sin. And sin can be a variety of things.

Sometimes sin is something that we do. For example, we might hit someone or call someone a name.

That is something that we do. Also, sin can be something that we don't do. At lunch, maybe at school, you don't stand up for the

kid that is getting picked on. Or someone is making fun of your faith in Jesus Christ and you

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