Daily inspiration by Fr. Angelo Te

06/03/2026

05/31/2026

From Bp Robert Barron

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Friends, today’s Gospel gives us the famous assurance that God gave his Son that we might have eternal life.

There is a terrible interpretation of the cross that holds the view that the bloody sacrifice of the Son on the cross was “satisfying” to the Father, an appeasement of a God infinitely angry at sinful humanity. In this reading, the crucified Jesus is like a child hurled into the fiery mouth of a pagan divinity in order to assuage its wrath.

What eloquently gives the lie to this awful interpretation is today’s passage, which is often proposed as a summary of the Christian message. God the Father is not some pathetic divinity whose bruised honor needs to be restored; rather, God is a parent who burns with compassion for his children who have wandered into danger. It is not out of anger or vengeance that the Father sends the Son but precisely out of love.

Does the Father hate sinners? No, but he hates sin. Does God harbor indignation at the unjust? No, but God despises injustice. Thus God sends his Son not gleefully to see him suffer but to set things right.

05/29/2026

The Power of the Sacrament of Confession ✝🙏

The Sacrament of Confession is one of the most personal encounters you can have with God. It is not just about admitting mistakes. It is about meeting Jesus in His mercy, face to face, through the ministry of the priest.

When you step into confession, you are not speaking into the dark. You are bringing your soul into the light. Every sin you carry, every burden you have hidden, every moment of weakness is placed before God. And He does not respond with rejection. He responds with forgiveness.

Through this sacrament, your sins are truly forgiven. Not symbolically, not emotionally, but completely. The grace given in Confession restores your friendship with God, strengthens your soul, and helps you fight against sin in the future. It brings peace that the world cannot give.

This is why the Church calls it a sacrament of healing. Just as the body needs care when it is wounded, the soul needs healing when it falls. Confession cleanses, renews, and gives you a fresh beginning.

Even the saints went often. They knew that holiness is not about never falling, but about returning to God quickly with trust.

There is no sin too great for God’s mercy when the heart is truly repentant. The door is always open.

Come back.