Whatever happened to private confession? According to Annemarie Kidder’s recent book, Making Confession, Hearing Confession: A History of the Cure of Souls, it simply moved out of church.
Read moreCategory: Penance-Reconciliation
Heartfelt Sorrow; Conversion of Life
Is there a place in our parishes for penitential celebrations without the sacrament?
Read moreKeeping the Faith?
How is the scandal affecting Catholics’ church-going?
Read moreA Confession of Sin
On Wednesday, March 31, a liturgy of lamentation and penance was held in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna in the context of the many cases of physical and sexual abuse which have come to light in Austria and elsewhere in recent weeks. Over 3,000 people took part. Cardinal Christoph Schönborn and Catholic theologian Veronica Prüller-Jagenteuful read the following confession.
Read more“When the Victims Speak, God Speaks to Us”
At the liturgy of lamentation and penance in Vienna mentioned above, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn made the following remarks.
Read moreA General Intercession for Good Friday
According to the Sacramentary, “In case of serious public need, the local Ordinary may permit or decree the addition of a special intention.” Let us pray, dear friends, for the victims of sexual abuse…
Read moreAshes
Preparing ministers to assist in the distribution of ashes is a spiritual opportunity as well as a practical one.
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