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Q 1. Why must one confess one's sins to a priest and not do so directly to God?

Of course, one always addresses God when confessing one's sins. However, that it is
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stand: In sending his Son with our flesh, he shows he wants to encounter us through a
direct contact that passes through the signs and language of our human condition.
• Jambo You(th) is a weekly news letter aimed at helping the Youth in
Just as He came out of Himself for love of us and has come to "touch us" with his
flesh, we are also called to come out of ourselves for love of Him and to go with hu- molding their daily lives in Christ.
mility and faith to him who can give us pardon in his name with word and gesture. • Our vision consists in two phrases: ‘GOOD CHRISTIANS’ and
Only the absolution of sins that the priest gives in the sacrament can communicate
the interior certainty of having been truly forgiven and received by the Father who is ‘HONEST CITIZENS.’
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bind and to loose, to exclude and admit in the Covenant community (cf. Matthew
18:17)He it is who, risen from death, said to the Apostles: "Receive the Holy Spirit.
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are Pep-up : Stories for reflection, food for thought
retained" (John 20:22-23). Therefore, to go to Confession to a priest is very different Young in the Bible : Reflection from the Bible
from doing so in the secret of one's heart. You will never know absolutely if what has Friend : In Many Languages
touched you is the grace of God or your emotion, if you have forgiven yourself or if Site Seeing : Introduction to a new Website
He has forgiven you in the way He chose. Absolved by the one the Lord has chosen Questions : FAQ by Youth
and sent as minister of forgiveness, you will be able to experience the freedom that Last Drop : Friendship Quotes
only God gives and understand why going to Confession is a source of peace.
Archbishop Bruno Forte
True Friends
In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day one fellow
Last Drop met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?". "Hold
on a minute," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's
Friendship Quotes called the Triple Filter Test.". "Triple filter?". "That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you
talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're
• A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made
• Friendship doubles your joys, and divides your sorrows. absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man said, "actually I just
• A friend is someone who reaches out for your hand...and touches your heart heard about it and...". "All right," said Socrates. "So you don't know if it's true or not. Now
let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my
• "...no man is useless • "Walking with a friend in the dark is friend something good?" . "No, on the contrary...". "So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell
while he has a friend." better than walking alone in the light." me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though,
- Robert Louis Stevenson - Helen Keller because there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my
friend going to be useful to me?" "No, not really." "Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you
Attention! want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"
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The word "Friend" in many languages
What a Friend we have in Jesus…
Albanian -- Mik Irish - Cara
In the Gospel of John, Jesus professes to be our True Afrikaans - Vriend Japanese - Tomodachi
Friend… “From now on, I will not call you servants for the servant does not know
what his master does, but I call you friends, for all things that I have heard from my Chinese - Péngyou korean - Jingu
father I have made them known to you.” (Jn. 15:15) Dutch - Vriend, vriendje Latin - Amicus
What a Friend in Jesus Danish - Ven Manx - Carrey
All our sins and grief to bear! Estonian - Sõber Old English - Freond,
What a privilege to carry French - Ami Persian - Dust
Everything to God in Prayer.
O what peace we often forfeit German - Freund Russian - Prijátel
O what needless pain we bear, Georgian - Megobari Sanskrit - Mitra
All because we do not carry Hungarian - Barát Spanish - Amigo
Everything to God in prayer.
Indian - Dost Swahili - Rafiki
Have we trials and temptations Italian - Amico Turkish -Dost, Arkadas
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in Prayer. Site Seeing
Can we find a friend so faithful,
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness An Educational Site for the Young
Take it to the Lord in Prayer.
(Internet Public Library) www.ipl.org
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care? Here is a site with lot of materials for your
Precious saviour, still our refuge, studies, research and general knowledge. You
Take it to the Lord in Prayer. can get information about almost anything
In His arms he’ll take and shield thee, under the sun. I will give you a background of this initiative.
Thou wilt find a Solace there The IPL was founded by a class at the University of Michigan’s
By Joseph M. Scriven
School of Information, and Michigan SI students almost exclusively
Questions: generated its content and managed the ‘Ask a Question’ reference ser-
• Do you believe with Scriven that Jesus is a ‘true friend’ vice. Soon 14 other schools will be actively taking part in the devel-
whom you can count on… who cannot let you down… who carries you every opment and maintenance of the IPL.
moment of your life?
• What is quality of your relationship with Jesus as a Friend?
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