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Tag Archives: absolution
QUAERITUR: Help! I don’t know if I was absolved of helping with an abortion.
From a reader: Father, back in a “former life” I committed the grave sin of assisting a young lady I knew in grad school to commit an abortion. I regretted it from the start and within a year I had … Read More
Go to confession. This guy did!
I post the following email from a reader not so much because this blog helped someone to get back to confession as… well… errrr… because this blog helped someone get back to confession. Now I post this as an example … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes
Tagged absolution, confession, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
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QUAERITUR: Why don’t priests use the Apostolic Pardon for the dying?
From a reader: I understand that the Sacrament of the anointing is not the same as the apostolic pardon. Why is it that some priests do not say those words for this pardon and give both the blessing and the … Read More
QUAERITUR: Long distance sacramental absolution of sins? No.
Subsequent to my review of the new iPhone app to help with (not substitute for) sacramental confession and absolution of sins, I have received some questions about absolution over the internet and even some challenges proposing that it is valid. … Read More
QUAERITUR: priest adds a word to words of absolution
From a reader: Father, i went to confession this afternoon and instead of the usual “I absolve you from your sins…” the priest said instead, “I now absolve you from your sins…”. Was my confession valid? Yes, it was valid. … Read More
QUAERITUR: confessor without a stole, outside a confessional
From a reader: Today I was reading “Pardon and Peace” by Fr. Randolph, and he writes “Church law requires that confessions should normally be heard in a proper confessional” and that for hearing confessions “a priest should always wear a … Read More
QUAERITUR: about what a priest said for absolution
From a reader: This past weekend I went to a nearby church for confession. When I was done confessing, the priest didn’t start out with the customary "God the Father of mercies…" He went into an alternate prayer that concluded … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged absolution, confession, penance, reconciliation
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Fr. Kelly on ROME 26/10 – Day 28: Natalis Dies: “Happy Birthday, Fr. Z”
