About six or seven years ago, I participated in the sacrament of reconciliation. (By the way, that was not my last time.) At the heart of my confession was the fact that I had recently been responding to my wife with “irritation” or “an … [Read more...]
Questions Answered
November 4, 2016 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Question: I’ve read, though not in any real depth, the two schools of thought: One that Jesus became man primarily so as to suffer as man, and die for the redemption of each one of us. The other being that the Son of God most likely would h … [Read more...]
Priests and Penance: Confession and Confessors
December 14, 2015 by Fr. Donncha Ó. hAodha
The Call to Confession “Let us place the Sacrament of Reconciliation at the center, once more, in such a way that it will enable people to touch the grandeur of God’s mercy with their own hands.”[1. Francis, Bull of Indiction of the Extra … [Read more...]
Questions Answered
March 11, 2015 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Pope John XXIII was recently canonized, but I have read that he allowed documents to be produced saying that Jews were Christians to save them during World War II. Is this not a lie? A father of teenagers recently tried to get me to … [Read more...]
Lust – It’s Not Always About Sex
October 10, 2013 by Anonymous
Author’s name withheld by request. Sometimes it’s about a compulsion to dominate other people that originates in childhood rivalries and persists into adulthood as an unconscious trait. The good news is that a person can readily overcome … [Read more...]
Getting a Grip on Gossip
May 4, 2013 by Dr. Joseph R. Hollcraft
The Church reminds us that we have the obligation to correct our brother’s fault for the sake of righteousness out of love ... We are called to do this in a spirit of gentleness and humility. A First Down Broadmoor Drive Growing up in a … [Read more...]
Questions Answered: On Confession during Mass, and homilies given by non-ordained person
April 24, 2012 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Confession during Mass Question: I have heard there is a new document the Holy See has issued on confession, and that that document states that confessions may be heard during Mass. I thought this was not approved. Answer: On M … [Read more...]
How to be a good confessor
Editorial, April 2011
April 1, 2011 by Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ
God became man in Jesus Christ to save us from our sins. To accomplish that until his Second Coming, he established his Church with the power of the keys and animated her with the gift of the Holy Spirit. The new life of grace that he … [Read more...]
In defense of dogma
Editorial, May 2010
May 1, 2010 by Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ
I want to raise my voice in defense of dogma. Since the Vatican Council dogma has been neglected, downplayed and even reviled by some theologians. This has been the result of the emphasis on Holy Scripture, because the Council urged … [Read more...]
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