[Nihil Obstat]

great post. This call for penance reminds me of the writings of Sister Lucia of Fatima in her "Calls" book. I wonder his opinion of Lourdes, Fatima, and Divine Mercy.

[annalex]

The call to penance is as old as John the Baptist. What this article underscores is that penance is a work of transformation rather than an intellectual exercise, because it is connected to the liberation of the "natural", -- passion driven, body. "It is sown a natural body, it shall rise a spiritual body".