From a reader:
I read your blog everyday, sometimes twice (!), and your continuous plugs for going to confession finally wore me down. I went to confession for the first time in four years several weeks ago, and I returned to the confessional this past weekend. I am fortunate to have found a confessor who doesn’t monkey around with the words of absolution, and for this I am grateful.
I fell into the rut of feeling like I would simply fall back into
patterns of sin. However, what I have realized with frequent
confession is that I get the strength I need to not fall into patterns
of sin. Being able to receive communion is also a great source of
comfort, nourishment, and strength.Thanks for your good work.
My work here is done!
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Praise God, but your work is nowhere done, Father, and for that we should praise God again.
Our priests are preaching confession, and they are also making themselves available every Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon for hearing confessions.
I think that many priests today fall into the trap of primarily becoming an administrator. Hearing confessions reminds them of their unique and most precious gift that they give to humanity: reincorporation into God’s family.
Praise God.
One cannot defeat the evil one without God’s grace. Habits of sin are difficult to overcome but the sacraments of penance and the eucharist provide the means to victory.
This post inspired me to keep “nagging” (gently…but persistently) a particular person in my life about Confession. Thanks, Fr. Z and the reader who wrote to you.
This has been my experience as well, having resumed regular confessions after a long time in the wilderness. The grace conferred by the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the grace conferred by the Blessed Sacrament have made a phenomenal difference in my ability to resist temptation.