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Overcoming Sin - The Inner Life - June 23, 2026

The Inner Life

Father Matthew Widder joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss Overcoming Sin * Resolving to sin no more in confession? * (4:43) What is sin really? * (11:34) The saints were very aware of their sins. Why was this? * (17:50) Mary Jane - When I go to confession, I am confessing that I am wishing that I am not taking care of my parents and wishing that I’m not here. I really miss my grandchildren, being free from working but can’t visit my family. Is that a sin? (23:21) Break 1 * (26:21) Enrique - Maybe I am being overly guilty and overly scrupulous according to my confessor. Perhaps some of the Saints were guilty of scrupulosity even with minor sins? * (30:23) Mary - When unwanted thoughts enter my mind, what should I do with those? Sometimes they come from nothing, or they come from past anger. (38:35) Break 2 * The importance of replacing sin in out lives with something else. * How to battle against the sin of gossip? * (43:25) Katie - My current husband is seeking an annulment. I go to confession regularly, as of a month ago, all my confessions have been invalid said a priest so I've stopped. They say it was because I'm living with my husband while he is going through annulment. Is this true? * Jean - Wondering about a sinful pattern of watching movies, staying up late, and eating too much all at once. How to overcome that?