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[quote=Anonymous]My story is small, and I'm not a practicing Catholic.  I'm actually an agnostic.

But when I was in college, I was having a tough time.  I went to confession, and the priest could see I was distressed.  The penance he gave me was to sing a song out loud.  "A religious song?" I asked.  "No," he said with a really warm and genuine smile, "a song that makes you happy."

It kind of makes me cry when I think of it.  It was like 20 years ago, but when I'm really feeling like life is grinding me down, I think about him and the "penance" he gave me, and I realize that he was trying to tell me to feel joy.

I think he's still there at the college.  I'm certain he's made a difference in a lot of lives.  He's kind, and I think he truly wants people to feel close to God, not God as a wrathful or stern figure, but God as joy and love and peace and solace.

I miss him and some others like him I once knew.  These days, I feel surrounded by people who are empty and conniving and mean-spirited and without warmth.[/quote]

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