Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free card

The Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday and Catholic priests are happily bracing for long lines ...
WTAE-TV

Priest holds drive-thru confession at Carnegie church

DRIVE-THROUGH BLESSINGS. IT’S HOLY WEEK, BUT WITH THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER, THAT MEANS PEOPLE CANNOT COME TO THE CHURCH NOW OR THIS WEEKEND TONIGHT ONE CLERGYMAN IS MAKING SURE HIS PARISHIONERS TRY AND ...
America Magazine

When we go to confession, two worlds meet

Two people meet at a well, looking for water. One is tasked to return regularly; the other arrives in a moment of need. They ...
National Catholic Reporter

Confession can be place where church fights abuse, Jesuit says

To protect the sacrament of reconciliation as a "channel of grace" for victims of sexual abuse, the Catholic Church must do a better job instructing priests on what to do if a victim recounts his or ...
Lansing State Journal

Williamston church offers drive-through confession during coronavirus pandemic

WILLIAMSTON — The Rev. Mark Rutherford prepared to hear confessions by donning a long robe. He also wore a hat to keep out the unseasonable May chill, sunglasses to shield his eyes and mask to limit ...