Penance-Reconciliation Archives

Renouncing Satan and the Divine Liturgy: A Proposal

July 10, 2020 Nicholas Denysenko Eastern Liturgy Penance-Reconciliation

The rite draws upon the renunciation/confession baptismal foundation,

Pope Francis on Creativity and Confession

Today’s London’s Tablet carried an interview with Pope Francis by the famous papal-biographer Austen Ivereigh. Given the social-distancing reality Ivereigh agreed to submit half a

Is it time for General Absolution?

March 15, 2020 Fr. Neil Xavier O'Donoghue Penance-Reconciliation

In 1862, Father William Corby probably performed the most famous instance of General Absolution in the history of the United States. According to the Wikipedia

Archbishop Wilton Gregory celebrates Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Deaf Catholic Church

Deaf Access to the Sacrament of Reconciliation: Past and Present

September 27, 2019 Audrey Seah Penance-Reconciliation Persons with Disabilities

Reconciliation has historically been one of the most difficult sacraments for Deaf and hard-of-hearing Catholics to access and continues to be so.

Young Scholars Bring New Questions and Multiple Disciplines to Bear on Sacramental Theology

June 28, 2019 Bruce Morrill Environment and Ecology Eucharist Liturgical Spirituality Liturgy and Virtues Penance-Reconciliation Sacramental Theology

Drone warfare, consumer culture, guilt-driven obedience, faith amidst a pluralistic world are among topics six fresh voices address in a growing collection of articles on sacramental-liturgical theology.

Newest Issue of Liturgy: Confession & Reconciliation

April 1, 2019 Bruce Morrill Ecumenism Inculturation Journal Reviews Pastoral Theology Penance-Reconciliation

From my Introduction to the first issue of Liturgy for 2019, which I had the pleasure of guest-editing:

Penitential Liturgy

March 6, 2019 Rita Ferrone Penance-Reconciliation Pope Francis

I watched it with interest, both because of the unusual nature of the gathering, and because I wondered what it might tell us about penitential celebrations generally.

Is Penance a Problem for Lent?

February 19, 2019 Fr. Jim Sabak, OFM Liturgical year Penance-Reconciliation

Tim Gabrielli’s 2013 enlightened study on the issues facing adolescent celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation, Confirmation, has the very fitting subtitle, “How a Sacrament

The Covenant of Dust

February 15, 2018 Fritz Bauerschmidt Penance-Reconciliation

We must turn from the covenant of sin and death to embrace the covenant of love and life that is offered to us in Jesus Christ.

Liturgy Lines: Communal Reconciliation: The Second Rite

December 9, 2016 Other Voices Pastoral Theology Penance-Reconciliation Presiding

Such poor celebrations turn people away and deprive them of a wonderful opportunity to experience communal reconciliation which “shows more clearly the communal nature of penance”

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