Questions
about Penance/Confession
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January 2014
How can we practice the Catholic faith when sacrament of Reconciliation is so infrequent?
January 2014
How do I handle confessing a sin against my Confessor when our relationship would be damaged?
January 2014
What should I do if I would like to go to Confession but I don't feel contrite beforehand?
January 2014
Is it OK for someone with scruples to doubt their Confessor and what do you think of his advice?
January 2014
What if I have committed a mortal sin but because I'm not Catholic yet, can't go to Confession?
January 2014
Are any of these situations ones where I committed a mortal sin?
August 2013
If I feel true remorse for my mortal sins, do I still confess them in the sacrament of Confession?
August 2013
Can you tell me what a priest would do in this situation for a novel I am writing?
August 2013
If I have found my faith and repudiated my homosexual lifestyle, how do I tell this to a priest?
August 2013
How do I confess that I've had premarital sex for five years with my girlfriend using condoms?
August 2013
Do I have to pay everything back in full or should I just be obedient to what the priest told me?
August 2013
Am I in a state of grace and what if I forgot to mention a mortal sin from a long time ago?
August 2013
How do I handle having stress, anxiety, and even physical pain after leaving the Confessional?
August 2013
Is it normal to receive a different penance in Confession like a Rosary, Novena and/or Chaplet?
August 2013
How do we go about confessing sexual sins dealing with married people?
August 2013
What should I do if I go to a different Confessor who tells me not to mention those sins again?
August 2013
Can you clarify the subjective nature of full knowledge and full consent related to mortal sins?
August 2013
Did my attitude, hesitation, or manipulation with the truth invalidate my Confession?
August 2013
If one living in sin, confesses their sins, but can't recall all of them, are they still forgiven?
April 2013
Why see a priest if I don't divorce, because as long as I'm living in sin, I can never be forgiven?
April 2013
What does a Catholic do who receives different priestly counsel in Confession on masturbation?
January 2013
Why do I still feel so guilty if I confessed everything?