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Category Archives: GO TO CONFESSION
ASK FATHER: “I went to confession at a SSPX parish for several years.”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: After I became Catholic, some friends introduced me to tradition and I began to attend a SSPX parish with them. I went to confession at this SSPX parish for several years. I have heard that the validity of … Read More
ASK FATHER: The Apostolic Pardon and You
From a reader… QUAERITUR: What does apostolic pardon mean? The Apostolic Pardon, or Benediction, forgives temporal punishment due to our sins, not the sins themselves. If anything remains from our lives, provided we die in the state of grace, for … Read More
Prep Wednesday: All Bleeding Stops – Spiritual and Physical “Blow Out Kits”
The analogy of the Church Militant as a spiritual field hospital is pretty good, provided that we remember that in field hospitals lots of people don’t make it. We are like pilgrim soldiers in the Church Militant, on the march to our … Read More
The problem is the inversion of “God is love” and “Love is God.”
I direct the readership to something I wrote before Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’ was released. HERE The Pope quotes St. Francis’ song here and there. But let us not forget how the song ends. My friend Fr. Rutler in NYC … Read More
Posted in Francis, GO TO CONFESSION, HONORED GUESTS, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Fr. George Rutler, Laudato si
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New encyclical leaked in Italian
I am reading the Pope’s new encyclical, Laudato si’, leaked in Italian. HERE You might want to look at Andrea Gagliarduci’ Monday Vatican on this. He makes the point that everyone will find what he wants in this encyclical… except maybe … Read More
ASK FATHER: Admonishing the sinner
From a reader… QUAERITUR: A Catholic friend recently told me that if a person we know is doing something sinful but we believe they are truly ignorant of the fact that their action is a sin, then we should not … Read More
ASK FATHER: Getting “paid” to go to confession and “selfies” with confessor
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My youth minister has been offering “S.P.Y.S Points” (basically, points that add up to a discount for events like NCYC and Steubenville Conferences) if we go to Confession and take a “selfie” with our confessor. First of all, would … Read More
ASK FATHER: Confession before conversion
From a reader… I just read through your “ASK FATHER: Can non-Catholics go to confession?” post. For me, as a convert who was validly Baptized outside the Church, and because I had a horrific first Confession experience, it begs the question of when … Read More
ASK FATHER: I’m haunted. Was I not really absolved? Am I still excommunicated?
Fathers and seminarians, pay attention! From a reader… The Pope is sending out special priests who can absolve abortion. Does this mean that priests are giving absolution for something they cannot? Is the absolution then invalid? What does that mean for reception of … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Emanations from Penumbras, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Seminarians and Seminaries
Tagged abortion, absolution, censure, excommunication, Missionaries of Mercy
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ASK FATHER: Father didn’t make Sign of the Cross at absolution
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I went to confession this morning preparation for Ascension Mass, the priest was wonderful, yet when it came to the absolution part, i could see through the holes of the screen that the priest didn’t make the sign of … Read More
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