What About Sins of Omission?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 24, 2025
I cannot find an examination of conscience for sins of omission. Does such a list exist?
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Pat McCloskey, OFM
Pat McCloskey, OFM, is the Franciscan advisor for St. Anthony Messenger and the writer of its "Ask a Franciscan" column.
God’s Ways, Not Ours
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 14, 2025
Someone who constantly engages in “if only” thinking will never truly be at peace.
St. Francis Lived Honestly
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 2, 2025
Francis desired to live honestly. If the friars could do without something, then it belonged to a poor person who needed it.
Pope Francis: A Pastor with the Smell of His Sheep
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 25, 2025
During and after his election in March 2013, Pope Francis was a man of many firsts.
Jesus’ Sacred Heart Connects Everything
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 25, 2025
Jesus’ Sacred Heart leads him to embrace the cross.
Is There a ‘Hierarchy of Love’?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
April 24, 2025
In January, Vice President JD Vance was in the news regarding his interpretation of St. Augustine of Hippo’s expression ordo amoris (order of love or hierarchy of love).