“The most natural thing for a reconciled sinner to do is to be happy
about the mercy of God. This is not like leaving a courtroom where
one was barely acquitted. Rather it is the celebration of the family,
especially the reunited members. No longer does it matter what I
was or what I did. Shame and scandal are forgotten. Joy comes
from what I am: loved into life by God.”
-Leonard Foley, O.F.M.