Host: Johnnette Benkovic

Resentment: drinking poison hoping the other person will die from it. Hostess Johnnette Benkovic welcomes Fr. Wade Menezes, CPM, of the “Fathers of Mercy” to talk about penance and reconciliation. Consider the wounds you—or someone you know—may be suffering from an abortion, even if you’ve confessed it, but you haven’t healed. Do you go to confession with the same sin over and over again? Do you catch yourself wanting to say every single detail about a sin, when you go to confession, for fear the sin may not be fully forgiven?

You don’t have to. “Confess simply and simply confess.” Fr. Wade and Johnnette look at how to go to confession and what you can learn about yourself by looking at how you confess your sins. That may be a hint for you about how to heal. It’s fascinating! Listener Speeder asks how can we get stubborn people to join us in mercy, without pushing them away? Confession is not punishment and a priest admonishing you doesn’t mean he will scream at you. Learn the difference and dip into yet more graces from the sacrament of Confession. YouTube viewer Brooke asks how can she encourage her Catholic family members to appreciate the sacrament of confession. Michael asks why do we go to confession with the same sin, all the time? Get pen and paper as you listen to EWTN Radio’s “Women of Grace.”