Our Youth

Youth Views – Reflect upon the following: Speaking about the sacrament of reconciliation, Pope Francis said, “Jesus in the confessional is not a dry cleaner: it is an encounter with Jesus.”

September 19, 2013

Jorge Rosales, 15 Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas

Jorge Rosales, 15
Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas

Pope Francis meant that sin is something that can only be gone with repentance, not just by doing something to take your mind off it.

 

 

 

 

Irvin Vidals, 19 Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas

 

Irvin Vidals, 19
Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas

In life, I will commit sins; there is no doubt in that, but I must not simply try to make up for my wrongdoings; I must confront the Lord Himself.

 

 

Edith Rosales, 18 Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas

 

Edith Rosales, 18
Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas

God is forgiving of all sin as long as we are truly sorry. We must learn to forgive ourselves as well.