You could hardly find a better description of what is going on in the sacrament of Reconciliation than this passage from 1 Corinthians 5:17-21: Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a medieval historian, I study ways that community leaders used Catholic practices and institutions to respond to war and plague ...

“Receive the Holy Spirit,” said the risen Lord to his apostles. “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” The sacrament of Penance, ...

A: The short answer is no; you didn’t do anything wrong by receiving holy Communion before completing your penance.

The Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday, and some Catholic priests are happily bracing for long lines outside the confessional. The faithful across the United States are ...

First Confession: Sacrament of Penance: This week St Joseph’s will hold the Fourth Lesson for the Sacrament of Penance in the school library. These lessons will be completed next Tuesday 30th of ...

Contrition is not a word heard often these days outside of Roman Catholicism. (Some conservative Catholics think it isn't heard often inside either.) Its Latin root is contritio, which means "a ...

As Pope Francis was personally hearing confessions in the Vatican at the beginning of Lent, dioceses at his invitation were launching an ambitious initiative called “24 Hours for the Lord” to invite ...

Have you ever wondered why Friday fish fry is so popular at Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee? Mostly likely the diners who pack the joint today do not know that it is a relic of Milwaukee’s Catholic ...