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The Other Side of Penance The pursuit of holiness is a struggle - a mighty struggle.
But you don't fight sin with good intentions, wishful thinking, or a blind eye.
...all prescriptions of penance are to be accompanied with prayers and tears...
I think Columbanus reflects the very best aspect of the whole penitential component.
Celtic Christians took sin seriously because they took holiness seriously.
Celtic Christians sustained an esteem of Scripture unsurpassed by Luther, Calvin, Knox, or any of the Reformers.
...a physician who will not prescribe life-giving medicine to sick patients ought to find other work.