Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It’d been weighing on me for four and a half months, a sin of impulse that had hurt no one but me. But I’d been without a spiritual… Continue reading Ask, and We Will Receive
Tag: sacrament of penance and reconciliation
Confession: Just Do It
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Warning: Call to go to confession ahead. Yeah, I know. It can be scary to tell all your deepest, darkest sins to a priest who also happens to… Continue reading Confession: Just Do It
Returning Catholics FAQs: Can I Be Forgiven?
On Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics, a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this ministry.… Continue reading Returning Catholics FAQs: Can I Be Forgiven?