In the Holy Spirit we have intimacy so deep and complete that we have access to the very mind and heart of God. In some people that intimacy is expressed in the ability to speak the language of deepest intimacy, which is what the Bible calls “speaking in tongues.”

The social dimension of reconciliation is sitting in front of a priest who has been empowered by Jesus to hear our confessions, and to receive from him Jesus’ own mercy, not just for the sins we confess, but for all the sins of our lives, including the ones we can no longer remember.