St. Joseph's Squamish, Garibaldi Highlands

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Do I Need to Go to Confession?

by Fr. Mike Schmitz

Photo by Mateus Campos Felipe on Unsplash

It’s an age old question; “Why do I have to confess my sins to a priest?”

Today Fr. Mike encourages and challenges us to see the Sacrament of Reconciliation not as a burden but as a gift from God. Your Heavenly Father wants to reconcile with you and offer you the grace of forgiveness and he does this through the humanity of the ordained priesthood.

Get a Free Preview of Renewed and Received here: https://tinyurl.com/27qb4gc6

Learn more about Fr. Mike Schmitz and Fr. Josh Johnson's Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation: https://tinyurl.com/yhwfakge

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