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Sometimes the Difficult Person Is Us: Sunday's Gospel on Fraternal Correction - Deacon Dan Rouse - 09/04/2026
Deacon Dan Rouse of Saint Patrick's Parish in Cedar Rapids (Archdiocese of Dubuque) offers this week's Sunday Gospel reflection on Matthew 18:15-20 — the passage where Jesus gives a step-by-step process for confronting someone who has sinned against you.
Deacon Dan begins with what the passage is not: it isn't a literal mandate to be applied identically to every situation regardless of the offense or the relationship, and it carries no permission to get even, no guidelines for revenge, and no license to shame or humiliate anyone. The whole process is meant to be carried out in love, with the…
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