Heart-to-Heart: Hurt and Reconciliation | Ep. 4

In the fourth episode of Heart-to-Heart Conversations, Cardinal William Goh addressed the realities of a Church that “is not a museum of saints, but a hospital for sinners.” Cardinal Goh and the participants share their personal stories of being hurt by members of the Church and discuss how our struggles can be a means for the healing of others when we allow Christ to first tend to our wounds. For more, visit https://www.catholic.sg/heart-to-heart/ 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5gFVfMj... ► CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 3:20 Opening prayer 6:35 H.Em’s personal account of being hurt and misunderstood by the Church and/or its representatives 11:41 How to endure hurts 17:52 Journeying with one another while upholding the Truth (Eg. The use of IVF) 26:15 Approaching difficulties with a faith vs. human perspective 33:23 Negative encounters during the Sacrament of Reconciliation and what to do about it (Eg. Priest refusing to absolve sins) 58:41 How to heal from my hurts 1:07:04 Is reconciliation with the person who hurt us a condition for our healing? 1:14:58 Struggles of persevering in prayer 1:21:15 Accompanying someone who has been hurt by the Church 1:28:30 Being a Wounded Healer 1:30:05 Struggles of our priests and how we can help 1:34:20 A Church filled with individuals of different types of personalities 1:37:49 What should I do if a hurt continues to perpetuate in my community, and the people in power causing the hurt are still in position? 1:48:07 What can be done when people want to be heard but priests are too busy 1:51:11 Closing remarks 1:56:23 Resources 1:56:49 Closing prayer ► SUBSCRIBE ABOVE For new Catholic stories and videos, remember to tap on the golden bell icon to be alerted for new videos ► CONTRIBUTIONS: Support the Church here - https://www.catholic.sg/offertory Support the production of Church media content at https://www.catholic.sg/webcast International donors - https://www.catholicfoundation.sg/intl ► MORE INFORMATION •  Production and Webcasting by the Archbishop's Communications Office, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore Connect with the Archdiocese - https://www.catholic.sg/our-channels #hearttoheart #catholic #catholicsg #proud2bcatholic #catholicchurch #christian #hurt #reconciliation #sacrament #healing