Confession and Indulgences Express and Strengthen Communion
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The Catholic Church’s ministry of granting absolution for sins and indulgences to remove the punishments...
Confession
24 Hours for the Lord – Prayer and Penance
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis will open a Lenten prayer and penance initiative at a Rome parish on...
‘Forgive me, father’: Why do people avoid confession?
By Carol Glatz – Every year, for more than three decades, the Vatican tribunal dealing with matters of conscience has...
Can a Priest Confess a Confession?
Question: Can a priest in a confession that he makes refer to a confession he has heard, if that confession...
Pope: Confession is more about God’s forgiveness than our sins
By Cindy Wooden – The sacrament of reconciliation “is not so much about our sins” as it is about God’s...
Confession: Why it is the Sacrament of Joy
Many Catholics shy away from the sacrament of reconciliation, but approached right, it can heal the deepest wounds in our...
Confession Can be a Place Where Church Fights Abuse
By Cindy Wooden – To protect the sacrament of reconciliation as a “channel of grace” for victims of sexual abuse,...
Catholics Who Don’t Receive Communion Shouldn’t be Shamed
By Chaz Muth – When Diane Davis was preparing for her First Communion in the 1970s, she asked her mother...
Repentance on death row?
Dale Recinella, a Catholic prison chaplain, explains how a death sentence distracts an inmate from getting right with God.
