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