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Tag Archives: reconciliation
22 February 2012
“Today, I went to confession for the first time in nearly 27 years.”
From a reader:
Today, I went to confession for the first time in nearly 27 years. I am 34, so this is my first time as an adult. After some trembling at the beginning, I managed to push through … Continue reading
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, New Evangelization
Tagged confession, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
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25 January 2012
QUAERITUR: Going to confession after many years
From a reader:
The more I read you the more I’m intent on going to Confession again.
I’m 31, and haven’t been since I was confirmed. As you know, it just hasn’t been consistently preached that it is necessary. I just have … Continue reading
Struggling with going to confession? Take heart from a reader.
Struggling with going to confession? Take heart from a reader:
I’ve recently begun reading your blog with regularity and was moved by
your frequent and urgent calls to the sacrament of confession. I’ve
started trying to make a regular monthly confession, and … Continue reading
31 December 2011
Brick by brick! A reader describes how the Sacrament of Penance is being revived.
It is of critical importance that we rebuild, revive the use of the Sacrament of Penance. One way to start would be to hear confessions for a few minutes before Masses.
From a reader:
I’ve noticed over the last … Continue reading
20 December 2011
Why I still have this blog: a reader’s testimony
Here is one of the reasons why I still have this blog:
I found your site early this year while searching for information on the new translation. Well, it was a real eye opener. I don’t want to make this long … Continue reading
14 December 2011
CH: Why have confessions dropped off in England but not Kenya?
From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald.
Many Catholics in Britain do not grasp how important and rewarding regular Confession can be
Why has the practice dropped off so dramatically here, but not in Italy, say, or Kenya?
By Fr Alexander … Continue reading
9 December 2011
Fathers… people will go to confession if you preach about it and then sit in the box!
From a reader:
I finally went to confession after a long time away, and, today, I
made the total consecration to Jesus through Mary. I am very happy and
very grateful to you for all your posts about confession throughout
the year! Thank you, … Continue reading
26 October 2011
QUAERITUR: Priest leaves confessional when Mass was to start, leaving me in line!
From a reader:
So something strange happened to me this past weekend. I went to confession and brought along my daughter (11) confessions are heard in my parish from 3:30 to 4:30 on Saturday afternoons I must confess, no pun intended, … Continue reading
23 October 2011
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 Penance. I think there are some moves in that direction on the part of younger priests, but we need also a grassroots effort … Continue reading
17 October 2011
QUAERITUR: Mind goes blank during confession
From a reader:
I went to Confession the other day, and my biggest fear came true- my mind went completely blank.
What happened was the guy ahead of me informed the priest (he’s a visiting priest) that we could hear everything he was … Continue reading
12 October 2011
What makes this blog worthwhile
From a reader:
Father,
Thanks for your encouraging words to get to confession. It’s hard
getting the motivation to go, but it is a worthwhile effort once one
bites the bullet and just does it. I finally made the time to go
tonight by leaving … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick
Tagged confession, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
3 Comments
10 October 2011
QUAERITUR: Long time away from confession, but, now that I am back, I have a heavy heart.
From a reader:
I was away from the Church for nearly 20 years, and when I found my way back, the remote parish I joined often didn’t have a priest and when they did he was only there for Mass and immediately after … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged confession, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
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6 October 2011
“Your continuous plugs for going to confession finally wore me down.”
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 … Continue reading
2 October 2011
“I had honestly forgotten that the Sacrament of Reconciliation existed.”
The following note in my email today is what makes it worth what I have to do to continue with this blog.
From a reader with my emphases:
Recently, after a long period away from the Church I have come back.
In an … Continue reading
Posted in Non Nobis and Te Deum
Tagged confession, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
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17 September 2011
A reader’s story of an emergency room confession and advice to readers
From a reader:
Yesterday (Friday) and I was rushed to the E.R. with a possible aortic dissection. It turned out that it was just muscle pain. I asked for a Catholic priest, and, to my great fortune, my regular parish priest … Continue reading
