“If no one gets hurt is it still a sin?” “It was just an accident.”
How can we know if our actions are a sin or just a mistake? Can we be committing sin without knowing it?
Today Fr. Mike details the three elements that must be present for an act to be a sin and helps us grapple with our own sinfulness and God’s desire for mercy and reconciliation.

Renewed: Your Journey to First Reconciliation
and
Received: Your Journey to First Communion
Featuring gorgeous live-action videos with stunning animations, these programs have everything you need to prepare children to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and Communion for the first time.
Meet Fr. Mike Schmitz
Fr. Mike Schmitz serves as Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth and as chaplain for the Newman Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
He is a presenter in Ascension’s Chosen, Altaration, and The 99 programs, and has a channel on Ascension Presents. He is also the host of the Ascension podcasts The Bible in a Year and The Catechism in a Year.
