How Penance Can Heal Your Soul

How can penance heal your soul?  Fr. James Brent joins Jessica to talk about St. Thomas Aquinas' teaching on penance. In this episode Fr. James explains:How penance is "medicine for the soul" and corrects the disorder of sinThe effects of penance, which include: restoring right order in the soul, restoring order in relationships, eradicating bad inclinations, and conducing a person to receive a change of heart.How penance is a participation in the satisfaction that Jesus made on the CrossFr. James Brent, O.P., is a priest in the St. Joseph Province Dominican Friars. He is a professor at the Dominican House of Studies and a popular retreat master and preacher.You can listen to Fr. Brent’s homilies at his Soundcloud site: https://soundcloud.com/james-dominic-brent-o-p