This most recent homily was also quite special. Its focus was my favorite topic in Christianity: God's love and forgiveness. Father Chaz, who gave the sermon, reminded me that God is always there, ready to love us. Any barriers that keep us from feeling his presence are ones that we put up ourselves, ones that the devil encourages us to keep up, to believe that God doesn't or can't love us (or that He's not even there). Yet our lives are full of examples of his love on a daily, even hourly, basis.
I also had the fortune of having Father Chaz hear my confession. He greeted me by asking, "Are you ready to have a squeaky-clean soul?" That's what it feels like after having confessed. I believe that the Catholic sacrament of reconciliation is not so much for God's benefit as it is for ours. While we still have earthly responsibilities for our actions, God frees us from the spiritual debt of our sins. It makes me feel lighter and refreshed. Granted, it doesn't take long for me to bring stain to my soul again (often by yelling at, lusting after, or judging others), but God is always there. Knowing that I'm not perfect, He loves me for all of my faults and sees my soul as worth cleaning time and again.