In two weeks, it will begin the Holy Season of Advent and the beginning of a new Church year. What a crazy year this has been, the virus, the election, the confusion, the controversies, and the forced changing of many of our favorite pastimes and activities. Change is always difficult. But times like these do not have to always result in something bad. Changes make us look at things differently, reappraise our values and sometimes discover something new and even wonderful. For example, the Covid restrictions on social activities has caused us to realize how important our community activities are to us. Our relationships have taken on an appropriate higher value. When Mass was restricted, it became very obvious how important it was to our weekly and daily routine. One of the parish activities we will not be having is the Advent Penance Service. Instead, all of the area parishes will be offering additional opportunities for individual confessions. Here at St. Libory’s I will be offering Confession times on the Wednesday evenings of Advent after the evening Mass until 7:30 or longer if needed. Also, you should find attached to next week’s bulletin a schedule of the Confession time of the neighboring parishes if perhaps those times work better for you. One of the overlooked benefits of Confession is that it helps us grow in the virtue of humility. Recognized or unrecognized our chief and most dangerous sin is evil pride. The remedy is the virtue of humility. A good examination of conscience humbles us. Admitting our sin out loud humbles us. With all the craziness of this past year, we all agree it feels really good to know we are moving closer to the Lord. A super way to do that is to go to Confession. Yours in Christ our Lord. Fr. Sid.