Category Archives: GO TO CONFESSION

QUAERITUR: Writing sins on a card and burning it instead of confession.

Posted on 23 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Please use the sharing buttons!  Thanks! From a readerette: I went to church this wednesday to a Lent conference. The guest Father organized a “write your sins in a card, be absolved and burn your sins” ceremony. Is my understanding … Read More →

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“The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that…”

Posted on 17 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I don’t often post about apparitions of Our Blessed Mother, though I pay diligent attention to those which are approved by the Holy See and some attention to those which have the approval of local bishops. With that in mind, … Read More →

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Of penance and preparation and pilgrimage

Posted on 16 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We are headed into a time of true spiritual warfare.  The signs of this are thick in the air about us now. We would do well to get ourselves ready.  We need good examinations of conscience, good confessions, good Communions – always GOOD … Read More →

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Pope Benedict: “Each confession … a step forward for new evangelization.” Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 12 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Every personal sin drags down the entire human race. Every sacramental reconciliation helps to build us up. We are in this together. I have incessantly hollered that no initiative of renewal (New Evangelization, etc.) will succeed if we do not … Read More →

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Pro-abortion bigot group attacks Catholics in Hell’s Bible paid ad. Catholic League explains.

Posted on 11 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the Catholic League: FRONTAL ASSAULT ON CATHOLICISM MARCH 9, 2012 BY ADMIN Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: Never has there been a more vicious anti-Catholic advertisement in a prominent American newspaper than the one in today’s … Read More →

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A reader’s first confession. Fr. Z congratulates and then rants.

Posted on 11 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader: Just a quick ‘thank you’ for your posts on Confession. Went to first confession today (I’m a RCIA gearing up for the Easter Vigil). I was terrified. As a forty-something fella with a ‘chequered past’ my list … Read More →

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WDTPRS 3rd Sunday of Lent (1962MR): “When the hand of the priest is extended over you, you are sheltered from the attacks of hell.”

Posted on 10 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In ancient Rome on this 3rd Sunday, catechumens who desired to enter Holy Church and be baptized at Easter would be lead in a great procession to the Basilica of St. Lawrence “outside-the-walls” where they had been on Septuagesima Sunday.  … Read More →

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The Obama Administration is organizing…. WHAT?!?

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I saw something worthy of Germany in the 1930’s in today’s Hell’s Bible (aka The New York Times): White House Works to Shape Debate Over Health Law By ROBERT PEAR Published: March 9, 2012 […] On Wednesday, White House officials … Read More →

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Confession for the first time in close to four years.

Posted on 7 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader: I don’t know whether you’ll get a chance to read this email, but I just thought I would send you a quick note and say thank you for your constant prodding to go to confession. Thanks to all your … Read More →

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ASTEROID! We’re all going to DIE!

Posted on 29 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Yes, we are all going to die.  One day in the not too distant future, your heart will cease to beat, you will stop breathing, and you will go before your Judge. And then there is the possibility that an … Read More →

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