Bishop Whalen: Confession Helps Us Hear God’s Voice

| 02/23/2024

By: Mary Shovlain

For the first in our series of Lenten Reflections with the bishops of the Archdiocese of New York, Bishop Edmund Whalen, Vicar for Clergy, says confession is like a hearing aid to help us hear God’s voice saying, “You’re forgiven. Try again.”

These reflections will be published each Friday during Lent.

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