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Pardon me, but I don't particularly care what you think. I'm secure in my beliefs and don't need anyone's "sadness" or pity, thank you very much. The "born again"...notion is not one I believe in. I find the Prodigal Son approach to be more authentic. Humble oneself and ask for forgiveness rather than assuming some entitlement.

The gospel this morning was Luke's Prodigal Son. I may be more like the older son than the prodigal, but that doesn't make me any less joyful in the Church, and in what I do for my fellow believers in Christ and those who we help return to Him. It is the call to return over and over, every day, that holds hope and promise of achieving Heaven. This is why one of my prayers in the evening is an Act of Contrition, one that is addressed to God with no intercessor, just as we do in the Sacrament of Penance. If this offends, that is not my intention. It's simply the way it is.