While working as a Chaplain Associate a few years ago, I visited “Joe” in his hospital room. He stopped drinking about ten days before but
Help Me Understand Confession Help Me Understand Confession: Fr. John Bartunek and Dan Burke talk about how to better understand confession. + “The Father has
I was told that receiving the sacrament of the Eucharist while in a state of grave sin is a grave sin in itself. I’m constantly
Announcing: Encounter With Mercy – A Step-by-Step Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation I am happy to announce the first official publication of Catholic Spiritual
Dear Father Edward, a couple of months ago, I went to receive the sacrament of reconciliation. After I confessed my sins the priest asked me whether
Dear Father John, In the Catechism (CCC 2042) the second precept states: “You shall confess your sins at least once a year.” The qualification of
