04/12/26 The Next...: The Next Confession

About this episode

Fr. Mike Schmitz discusses the importance of the next confession in the Christian life.

Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday. It’s not about your first or last confession. It’s about your next one. The Christian life doesn’t end with a first confession, baptism, or Easter moment, it continues through the next step. What keeps love alive is not looking back, but continually returning to Christ through confession, mercy, and grace. Each “next” encounter with Jesus strengthens faith and guards against a cold heart. Mass Readings from April 12, 2026: Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-241 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31

People in this episode

Host: Fr. Mike Schmitz

Topics covered

• confession
• mercy
• grace
• Christian life
• faith
• Divine Mercy Sunday

Keywords

• confession
• Divine Mercy
• Christianity
• faith
• grace
• Easter
• sacraments

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Divine Mercy Sunday, Acts, Psalm, 1 Peter, John

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