Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation Quotes

“We can see the temptation to blame others for what we are guilty of doing. We can even see the way, in our postmodern culture, God himself is blamed for our suffering.”
― Michael Schmitz, Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation

“From the first sin, trust in God died in the human heart. But because of that, since the first sin, God has done everything he can to win back our trust.”
― Michael Schmitz, Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation

“If God really loved us, of course he would want us to eat this food that is good and desirable.” And in this moment, she does not trust God.”
― Michael Schmitz, Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation

“This is the key. To love, we have to be free to choose not to love. To say yes freely, we must have the capacity to say no. So we can see that the tree was not put there to lure Adam and Eve into sin; the tree was put there so that they could love.”
― Michael Schmitz, Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation

“Sometimes people can get it into their heads that anything they enjoy is probably a sin. But let’s go back to the story of Creation. Eve points out that she can eat of any of the trees in the Garden. God is not a God of scarcity; he is not even a God of rules. He is the God of gift, the God of abundance and freedom. God made this world for us to thrive in it. It is only when we misuse or abuse his good gifts that our lives—like the fuel pump in my car—begin to break down.”
― Michael Schmitz, Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation