In today’s Gospel for Pentecost Sunday, the Lord confers his Apostle’s with his power to forgive sins.
The Upper Room, a Place of Prayer and Peace
“The doors were locked for fear of the Jews.”
When Jesus appears to the Apostles, breathes on them and fills them with the Holy Spirit, he drives their fear away and fills them with peace. More…
By Fr Edward Hopkins
Fr Edward Hopkins tackling the tough theological questions
When this title was suggested to me, I thought, “Now that’s a provocative question!” I had time to think about it. And so I’d like to offer you a short answer and then a more involved one.
Short answer: “When you are NOT sorry” that’s when God does not forgive sins in confession. More…
By Fr Jason Smith
A few weeks back I was hearing confessions in an old, cold, and rather uncomfortable confessional, the kind that our forefathers once used with a screen and two wooden doors, one on either side, so that the priest can slide them closed and the person on the right can’t hear what the person on the left is saying, or vice versa. More…
Have you ever asked or been asked,”Why should I confess my sins to someone else, If I can just confess them to God directly?”
Of course, you can confess your sins to God anytime you want. And God forgives you if you are truly sorry.
When you confess your sins to a priest, however, you are not just telling some guy what you did wrong. In order to understand why confessing your sins to a priest is different (and important), you need to exercise your faith in the teaching of the Church.
The following video explains this clearly and effectively: More…
If you want all your sins forgiven, then, Yes, you really do need to confess all your mortal sins. And it’s worth it too.
Here’s why:
Mmm… Not really. More on that later.
Lent is a good time to go to confession. So…. How long’s it been since you’ve been to confession?
Oh wait! I’m not supposed to ask that question. Never mind. Here, watch this video… More…
Fr Jason Smith
A good friend of mine asked me to write about what it’s like to hear confessions.
The truth is, a priest can’t say much about the content he hears in confession, but in nearly every confession I have heard, I have said the following: More…
If you want all your sins forgiven, then, Yes, you really do need to confess all your motral sins. And it’s worth it too.
Here’s why:
When it comes to forgiveness there is nothing like confession. More…
Can you believe that we are already two weeks into Lent? I can’t.
If you were not counted among the droves of people who went to confession on Ash Wednesday, More…
Have you ever asked or been asked,”Why should I confess my sins to someone else, If I can just confess them to God directly?”
Of course, you can confess your sins to God anytime you want. And God forgives you if you are truly sorry.
When you confess your sins to a priest, however, you are not just telling some guy what you did wrong. In order to understand why confessing your sins to a priest is different (and important), you need to exercise your faith in the teaching of the Church.
The following video explains this clearly and effectively: More…
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