Richard Challoner School

A New Perspective on Our Faith: A Look at First Reconciliation Through My Daughter’s Eyes

"My daughter is in second grade, which means it is the year of her First Communion. When she began her religious education classes at our parish this year, her dad and I were focused on preparing her for this milestone. We had prayers to practice, doctrines to discuss, and — as my daughter kept reminding me — a dress to dream about and purchase.    

While the weekend of her First Communion was beautiful, what I found in the time leading up to it was that it was not that sacrament that my daughter was focused on most. It was the Sacrament of Reconciliation she was particularly curious about."

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Question to ponder: How does the post change the way you think about reconciliation?

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