A Brief History of Confession in the Church
By Father Kenneth Doyle Question: When I was a Protestant, I never went to confession, and no such practice existed in any of the churches to which...
Category: Confession
Confession Once a Year?
By Father Kenneth Doyle – Question: In one of your recent columns, you stated: “Strictly speaking, one is obliged to go to the sacrament of penance only...
Pope to Confessors: Be People Who Offer Consolation and Mercy
By Carol Glatz – Every confessor should understand he is a sinner, forgiven by God, and he is there to offer his brothers and sisters — sinners, too...
Vatican: General Absolution Still Permissible During Pandemic
By Carol Glatz – Offering general absolution to the faithful without having them personally confess their sins first may still be done in places seeing serious or...
Pray with the Pope: March 2021
General Intention: Let us pray that we may experience the sacrament of reconciliation with renewed depth, to taste the infinite mercy of God. Taste God’s infinite mercy...
Beginning again: An examination of conscience
By Fr John Allen Green OFM Beginning again… Finding Forgiveness during Darkness – An examination of conscience John 1:1-18 An examination of conscience begins by an admission...
What to Say in Confession
By Father Kenneth Doyle Question: I have not been to confession in at least 10 years. I want to go, but I have no idea what to...
Drive-through Confessions Don’t Stop for Snow
Warmed by a fire, Father Philip Bochanski offers confession just inside the garage at the rectory of St Catherine of Siena Church in Trumbull, Connecticut, where the...
Cardinal Upholds ‘Probable Invalidity’ Of Confession By Phone
By Carol Glatz – Even though the world is facing a pandemic that may limit many people’s ability to celebrate the sacraments, particularly those people who are...
Law Requires Priests in the State of Queensland to Break the Seal of Confession
A new law requires priests in the state of Queensland to break the seal of confession to report child sex abuse to police or face three years...
Pope: Go to Confession, Let Yourself be Consoled
By Cindy Wooden – Anyone who wants to experience the consolation and tenderness of God simply needs to go to confession, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass....
Sin, Confession and Penance
As a sinner, I find myself confessing the same sins repeatedly. I have discovered that the priest gives a variety of penances for the same sin. This...
