“I see the church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars! You have to heal his wounds.” -Pope Francis
Loneliness, brokenness and unease seem commonplace in human life. Many of us will seek distractions or ‘quick-fixes’, yet these things don’t bring the healing we need.
In this talk, the JPII Institute’s Owen Vyner explains what the Parable of the Prodigal Son says about our brokenness, what healing is offered by Reconciliation, and how the Sacrament of Confession offers an encounter with God.
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This talk was part of the Order of Malta Lecture Series held in Sydney. For more information on the series, visit the Order of Malta Australia website.