"The concept of penance, which is one of the fundamental elements of the Old Testament message, is something we have increasingly lost. People somehow wanted to say only positive things. But the negative things do exist; that is a fact. The fact that one can change and allow oneself to be changed through penance is a positive gift."
(Part I, Chapter 3)
What Does the Arrest of St. Paul at Philippi Teach a Sometimes-Timid Church?
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In Acts, which we read in Eastertide the missionary journeys of St. Paul
are set before us. Unfortunately, in important lines are cut out lectionary
that...
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