If Jesus will always forgive me, why should I try so hard to be better?

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In this Random Nun Clip, a young listener wonders why she should try so hard to be good when Jesus will forgive her sins anyway. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS230 at aNunsLife.org.

If we seek forgiveness, does it mean we didn’t try enough to be good?

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A listener ponders whether it’s easier to be forgiven than to do what’s right in the first place. Hear the full Ask Sister episode AS232 at aNunsLife.org. Hosts: Sister Maxine and Sister Shannon.

If we need to ask for forgiveness, does that mean we didn't try hard enough to be good?

On the road to healing & forgiveness

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Conducting a fearless moral inventory of ourselves is a means of healing and forgiveness for us individually, for our community, and for our dear neighbor.

The mural at the Sisters of St. Joseph Villa in Hampton Bays, New York

Should I celebrate when good things happen to other people ... and not to me?

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Should Christians rejoice in student loan forgiveness – even if it doesn’t benefit them? The Nuns discuss!

two friends embrace joyfully

The Prodigal Child: A Lesson on God's Unfairness?

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The story of the prodigal child (Luke 15:17-24), which was proclaimed at liturgy earlier this Lent, is perhaps one of the most beloved parables regarding repentance and forgiveness.  The richness of the teaching within grows as one takes the time to peel back the layers.