Sixth Sunday of Easter

Two Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Sixth Sunday of Easter can be accessed by clicking below.

• The Holy Spirit and conscience
• The will of God

Here is a practical application from the first:

• We are foolish (and unnecessarily so) if we feel we have to hide our sins from ourselves, if we dread admitting them to God, and if we are uncomfortable accusing ourselves of them in the confessional. The Holy Spirit wants to work with us so that our consciences will convince us we have sinned, if we have.
• Conscience is a judgment of reason. It works this way.
  • I realize I have done X.
  • I realize X is a sin.
  • I realize I have sinned.
• The Holy Spirit helps our reason and our memory so we can properly make this judgment of conscience.
• At the same time, the Holy Spirit reminds us that Christ came to redeem sinners. In other words he came to redeem us. We are not happy about the sin but we are happy to know the truth about ourselves and the truth about Christ’s offer of forgiveness.
• This is why we should resolve to examine our consciences daily and to confess our sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation regularly.