Reconciliation Forgiveness vs Reconciliation Forgiveness is just the

Reconciliation

Forgiveness vs. Reconciliation • Forgiveness is just the first step in reconciliation – Reconciliation means “to flow together again” • Reconciliation heals relationships between people, their communities and God • Reconciliation is conditional; it requires conversion (a reorientation of one’s life) Maybe you’ve forgiven, but will things ever go back to the way they were?

Requirements of Conversion • Contrition: Acknowledgement of wrongdoing and feeling of genuine sorrow • Confession: Admission of wrongdoing and acceptance of responsibility • Correction (satisfaction): The reparation of wrongdoing

Why Confess? • The Church teaches that priests are Christ’s disciples on Earth; they have the power to forgive sins • It requires a lot more humility to confess to another person than to pray quietly to God alone

The Adventures of Donald Trump • Analyze a series of six offensive quotes by U. S. President Donald Trump • For each quote… – explain what words Trump could say to ask forgiveness and to whom – offer an action plan for how Trump could heal the damage to achieve true reconciliation

The Adventures of Donald Trump • “Everyone knows I am right that Robert Pattinson should dump Kristen Stewart. In a couple of years, he will thank me. Be smart, Robert. ” • “Katy Perry must have been drunk when she married Russell Brand. ” • “He’s not a war hero – He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured. ” on Senator John Mc. Cain

The Adventures of Donald Trump • “When Mexico is sending its people, they’re not sending their best… They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people. ” • “Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president? ” on Carly Fiorina, American businesswoman • “I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her. ”