Angelus News | January 14, 2022 | Vol. 7 No. 1
On the cover: It can be described as the sacrament of “penance,” “reconciliation,” or more simply, just “confession.” A necessary part of any serious Catholic’s spiritual life, certainly, but can it be something more? On Page 10, Mike Aquilina invokes the life and example of St. Pope John Paul II to make the case that confession is much more than a duty, but actually a right — and perhaps our best shot at the radical conversion God wants to give us.
On the cover: It can be described as the sacrament of “penance,” “reconciliation,” or more simply, just “confession.” A necessary part of any serious Catholic’s spiritual life, certainly, but can it be something more? On Page 10, Mike Aquilina invokes the life and example of St. Pope John Paul II to make the case that confession is much more than a duty, but actually a right — and perhaps our best shot at the radical conversion God wants to give us.
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Heather King is an award-winning<br />
author, speaker, and workshop leader.<br />
through the lens of the gospels.<br />
All my work is very much underlain<br />
by daily Mass, the Divine Office, the<br />
rosary, confession. I’m in many ways<br />
very conservative — conservative in<br />
my devotion to the sacraments, the<br />
discipline of daily prayer, the belief<br />
that love displays itself in courtesy,<br />
conscientiousness, and gratitude.<br />
That grounding orders my interests.<br />
I would never write about something<br />
just because it was “quirky,” for example.<br />
I’m looking beyond, within.<br />
What is the lens through which a follower<br />
of Christ, or any given subject,<br />
sees the world? What is the quality of<br />
heart? Is the work excellent? What is<br />
any given person willing to suffer for,<br />
for love?<br />
Who oversees your work?<br />
I’m consistently shepherded and<br />
supported by Pablo Kay, <strong>Angelus</strong><br />
editor-in-chief, and David Scott, vice<br />
chancellor for communications. Hannah<br />
Swenson, Tamara Long-Garcia,<br />
Dianne Rohkohl and Rick Beemer<br />
provide the editing, fact-checking, and<br />
first-rate graphics.<br />
I’ve been given an incredible amount<br />
of respect and trust since day one. I<br />
don’t have to pitch my column; I’ve<br />
never had a column refused. To be given<br />
that kind of freedom is an extraordinary<br />
gift and an extraordinary honor.<br />
And to write for the Archdiocese of<br />
Los Angeles? I may well have the best<br />
gig in Catholic journalism.<br />
IMAGE COURTESY HEATHER KING<br />
<strong>January</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2022</strong> • ANGELUS • 31
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