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Tag Archives: confessional
QUAERITUR: Priest walking around outside the confessional, able to see penitents.
From a reader:
I went to make confession at a local parish, but saw the priest walking … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Long confession lines, having only venial sins, and blocking someone else’s chance to confess
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Last week I was in line for a long time, and finally entered the confessional … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Priest’s role, duty when someone “misuses” confession
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When does the Seal of Confession actually take affect in that the priest can’t … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged confession, confessional, sacrilege, self-defense
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BISHOPS & PRIESTS: a revival of the Sacrament of Penance is critical for a revival of our Catholic identity.
It is critical to our identity as Catholics to revive the use of the Sacrament of … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: I did something stupid when the confessor thought I was a man.
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I went to Confession tonight and did something stupid that might have either invalidated it, … Continue reading
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Tagged confession, confessional, sacrament of penance, state of life
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Waiting and waiting and waaaaaiting in line for confession. Fr. Z rants.
From a reader:
If you’re sitting in the box and no one’s coming, double-check to make sure … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: What to say if confessing to a bishop, cardinal, pope?
From a reader:
If you were confessing to a Bishop or a Cardinal or even the Holy
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QUAERITUR: Can I make the Act of Contrition in Latin?
From a reader, edited:
Would it be acceptable, when in the confessional, to recite the Act of … Continue reading
THE list again: Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession (and Fr. Z rants)
You and I are going to die someday. We don’t know when.
When we die we will … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Linking Back, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged confession, confessional, Four Last Things, mortal sins, number and kind, reconciliation, sacrament of penance, sins
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QUAERITUR: recording my own confession
From a reader:
Under stress, my mind goes blank. I find Confession really stressful, so therefore can … Continue reading
