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September 2015

September 10, 2015

So I says to God, I says . . .

The following story is not for the squeamish. You may have noticed that I haven't...

January 2015

January 21, 2015

Supreme Court will not hear confession confidentiality petition

By Ib Rasmussen (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Not good: U.S. Supreme Court will...

December 2014

December 09, 2014

It was a beautiful confession.

PIC crying kid with running nose [T]he priest said what this particular priest always...

August 2014

August 05, 2014

At the Register: A New (Old) Way to Apologize

The teacher started scheduling weekly "clean-ups." Students relished in the opportunity to admit wrongdoing, share intent...

July 2014

July 15, 2014

At the Register: Some answers about the seal of confession

let's say John Doe confesses kicking a dog. Later, John is in court for animal...

July 08, 2014

At the Register: Some Questions about the Seal of Confession

As far as the state is concerned, the statutory respect for the seal of confession...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

Confessions from the Confession Line

So many people are being received into the Church this Easter! Congratulations, my new brothers...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

At the Register: Don’t Shoot Those Helicopters Down

Why can't gay people (or depressed people, or anxious people, or people with temptations that...

February 21, 2014

Book giveaway! A Little Book About Confession for Children

As promised: I'm giving away one copy of Kendra Tierney's A Little Book About Confession...

February 20, 2014

At the Register: Gay Man Refused Last Rites?

Or something else entirely? His story stinks to high heaven, and if the priest has...

February 19, 2014

Lent is on its way! Here are three ideas to get you started.

You guys. Lent starts March 5. There has been a lot of ordinary time since...

December 2013

December 10, 2013

At the Register: Advent for Adults

Advent and Christmas aren't meant to be only for children. Here are some ways adults...

September 2013

September 03, 2013

At the Regiser: Should We Burden Priests with Our Sins?

All kinds o' formatting craziness on today's post, but it's legible, anyway.

August 2013

August 29, 2013

At the Register: Ten Reasons You Should Get to Confession This Weekend

Argue your way out of this one!

July 2013

July 25, 2013

At the Register: A Visual Examination of Conscience

Check it out. Remember when Benedict said that he expected the Church to get smaller? ...