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All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

The Power of Confession

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

Ascension

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🗓️ 13 April 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

When our prayer is dry and something seems off within us, it might be time to go to confession. Today, Dr. Sri reminds us of the power of confession, and helps us to understand this sacrament in the context of God’s love so we can encounter God’s mercy without fear and shame.

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Jesus breathed life into the apostles so they can breathe life into us through the power of confession.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Edward Sree, and welcome to all things Catholic, where real faith meets real life.

0:15.0

Today I want to talk about something that can be very helpful for you.

0:18.2

If you're kind of in a rut in your spiritual life, you know what I'm talking about, sometimes

0:21.8

we go through these seasons in our walk with the Lord where things get a little dry.

0:26.2

We feel like we're just kind of going through the motions with our faith.

0:29.1

I mean, we love Jesus, we really believe, but things are kind of lukewarm.

0:33.0

You know what I mean?

0:33.5

We're lacking a little fervor maybe, and our prayer life is dry.

0:37.4

We do our devotions, but we're not really putting our heart into it like we used to.

0:42.1

And maybe we're not really running after virtue and really trying to imitate Jesus as much as we used to.

0:47.6

We're not making as many sacrifices as we used to.

0:50.1

Well, I want to talk about one thing that can be so helpful for you.

0:53.6

A great shot in the arm to rekindle your devotion to Jesus.

0:57.6

It's something that the church makes available to all of us.

1:00.8

It's available to all of us.

1:03.1

It's called the sacrament of reconciliation.

1:06.1

We call it confession.

1:07.8

And confession is so powerful, my friends.

1:10.6

If you feel a little out of sync sometimes in your spiritual life,

1:14.3

maybe in your family, your friendships, your relationships and all,

1:18.2

it could be because you just need to renew your encounter with Jesus in this great sacrament.

1:23.7

And I want to encourage you, especially if you've not been in a while,

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