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sacrament of reconciliation

Three Steps for Coming Back to Church

Deacon Mike Hayes August 23, 2024

A New Perspective on Our Faith: A Look at First Reconciliation Through My Daughter’s Eyes

LuElla D'Amico May 29, 2024

My daughter is in second grade, which means it is the year of her First Communion. When she began her religious education classes at our…

Forgiveness as a Source of Renewal

Chantal Freeman April 6, 2016

Every day allows us another chance to start over. While that might sound cliché and maybe even unrealistic, I believe that it is true and…

Where in the Bible does it say one must go to confession?

Ann Naffziger January 15, 2016

Question: Where in the Bible does it say one must go to confession? I believe it was made up at some time so the “church”…

As a convert, do I have to go to confession for the sins I committed before I became Catholic?

Deacon Mike Hayes August 8, 2014

This question was submitted to Busted Halo’s Summer School Contest. Q: My question is about the Sacrament of Reconciliation. As a convert, I have always…

#404 — Is it okay to ask the priest questions during confession?

Podcasts May 26, 2014

Sin — or no sin? On this week’s episode of the Busted Halo Cast we answer a question about asking questions during the Sacrament of Reconciliation and talk about how you…

Confession for Convert Dummies

Annie Turner April 23, 2013

All right, I admit it; there are a ton of things about not being brought up Catholic that clearly put me at risk. Or at…

What are the Catholic Sacraments of Healing?

The Editors June 16, 2012

Reconciliation is the first sacrament of healing. Because of our natural tendency to sin, we break our relationship or our connection with God, choosing other…

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. — Maya Angelou

Daily Jolt March 27, 2012

FAST today from repeating mistakes you’ve made in the past. PRAY honestly confess your sins to God. If you’re Catholic, be sure to go to…

Sacraments 101: Penance (why we confess)

The Editors November 15, 2011

Why do we have to confess our sins to a priest? Can’t we just pray to God for forgiveness? If I sin but no one…

A Newbie’s Guide to Confession

Annie Turner June 10, 2011

Trying to explain Confession (the Sacrament of Reconciliation) to non-Catholics reminds me of that old cartoon by James Thurber where a woman is in the…

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