What's the Difference Between Mortal and Venial Sins?

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Written By Thomistic Institute

What's the difference between mortal and venial sins? How can you tell the difference while doing an examination of conscience to prepare for the sacrament of Penance, or Confession? In this episode of Aquinas 101: The Sacraments, join Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., a Catholic priest and Dominican friar from the Province of St. Joseph, as he explains what the difference is between mortal and venial sins.

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