By Father Jerry J. Pokorsky, Catholic World Report - Rather than investing primarily in sociological programs, we might more fruitfully emphasize integral confession, frequent reception of the sacraments, and faithful participation in Sunday Mass. Authentic conversion of heart, not ideological formation, is the Church’s most effective response to sin... A renewed understanding of sin, sinful inclinations, and the effects of Original Sin would dispel much of the confusion and dishonesty in contemporary moral discourse. “There, but for the grace of God, goes I.” I acknowledge my own tendencies toward pride and racial bigotry, as all fallen human beings do, and I strive to identify them, resist them, and refuse to act upon them.