By Steve Greco

While some may have difficulty going to Confession at this time, we all can do one thing that will have great benefit for our spiritual lives: make a daily examination of conscience.

Examination of conscience

But what does this term “examination of conscience” mean?According to theCatechism of the Catholic Church, it is “prayerful self-reflection on our works and deeds in the light of the Gospel to determine how we may have sinned against God. The reception of the Sacrament of Penance ought to be prepared for by such an examination of conscience” (CCC, 1779).

I believe that God has a way of allowing “wake-up” calls.While God did not cause our churches to be restricted during this pandemic, we can turn it into something good by getting closer to Jesus with self-examination.

Each of us makes many decisions each day.Where is God in these…