"It's a sin problem," goes the slogan, "not a gun problem." Whatever definition of sin is operative here, it isn't Paul's.
Season after Pentecost | 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13; (Zechariah 9:9-12; Psalm 145:8-14;) Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
True character is only formed over long periods of time.
Rest is often viewed as a privilege rather than a necessity.
I would have been embarrassed, downright ashamed to be associated with gluttons, drunkards, and sinners.
Encounters with God happen, and they are known by their liberating effects. How can confirmation class support such encounters?