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Last time, in this space, we were looking at the question of mortal and venial sin and trying to understand how St. James remark that "whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become ...

Catholics usually learn to confess early in life, but understanding what sin is can be tricky. As we grow up, we begin to understand sins more broadly — the differences between Original and personal ...