QUAERITUR: Long confession lines, having only venial sins, and blocking...
From a reader: Last week I was in line for a long time, and finally entered the confessional around 3:25. As I was leaving, the sacristan came in behind me to tell Father it was time to prepare for...
View ArticleASK FATHER: Confession and absolution via text message? Phone? VOIP?
A question pops up once in a while and I have dealt with it before. Can you be absolved over the phone or by internet? NO. That would be INVALID. I was alerted to this post at the site of Fox San...
View ArticleASK FATHER: Father told penitent to go to a different priest
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Last year during Advent, my parents went to a Confession service at a parish different than theirs and my dad had an unusual situation. This particular parish has a large...
View ArticleASK FATHER: Overhearing someone else’s confession and revealing what you heard
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I recently went to confession in one of those open style baroque confessionals. Afterwards, I found someone directly outside the confessional (where she would have heard what...
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