Tonight, Joe from LEAD shared how the Lord changed his life through the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Quotables

Once I opened up, I found that Confession was a place where I could pour out my deepest, darkest messiness and I could hear someone say ‘I forgive you.’

You’re only as sick as your secrets.

Go to Confession and put yourself before the Healer and discover the joy of the forgiveness of Jesus Christ.

 

What are we doing gathered here at Steubenville? For what are we searching? What do we think will make us happy? Pete Burds’ keynote on Friday evening asked us to consider what our thirst is really for.

Thirst: For What Do We Long?

We all have basic desires for food, drink, and sleep. These are good to pay attention to and to satisfy.

We also have another level of desire. We desire popularity and thirst for the desire to be known and to be a big deal. We all desire relationships, not just romantic relationships, but for a good family and friendships. Maybe you desire money or to get into a good college?

Even if we can attain these desires, we remain unsatisfied.

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Archbishop Robert Carlson’s homily at Mass on Sunday called each of us to be the face of Christ as we prepare to return home.

Examples of People Who Were the Face of Christ

As Jesus tells the scribe in the Gospel passage today, if you love God and your neighbor as yourself, you will live. In the parable of the Good Samaritan that immediately follows that encounter, we find a beautiful example of a person so in love with almighty God that it flowed out into care and concern for another. He acted – even though there was nothing in it for him.

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Our thirsting souls have been showered with the love and mercy of God. Joel Stepanek’s talk on Sunday morning implored all of us to not wait until tomorrow to live our faith and to do the work of evangelization that needs to be done today. What we have received to quench our thirsting souls must be brought beyond these doors to reach a culture that is parched.

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