Tag: Confession

As Divine Mercy Sunday reminds us, Christ meets us not in the image we present, but in the truth of who we are. He calls forth the self we have hidden, and loves us there, into new life.

If a stadium erupts for a try-scoring record, perhaps it’s not a stretch to imagine heaven bursting with joy when someone turns back to God.

The parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the most moving portraits of God the Father’s love for us.

As Lent begins, priests from across Sydney welcome Catholics who have been away a long time to return to the sacrament of Reconciliation.

Father Geoffroy Génin is a 69-year-old French priest who has made a habit of hearing people's confessions on the chairlift that takes them to the top of the slopes.

If you want to make real changes in your spiritual life, then be specific, says Philippa Martyr.

I still remember the day I made my first confession, my shiny new soul paired with my even shinier first holy communion shoes. But the funny memories, the ones that still make me laugh, came during those primary school years when confession was a compulsory field trip. 

So you don’t do anything worth confessing? I’m here to tell you that you’re wrong, says Philippa Martyr.

The church can be described as a field hospital, but I didn’t expect the fields to be quite so literal.

What would you do if you knew the world would end tomorrow? Simcha Fisher has some ideas, but also says the day before the world ends is the time to remind ourselves that, yes, the world will end but the Holy One, blessed be he, will not.

The sacrament of reconciliation is having a come-back, say Sydney priests. Even young people are embracing it.

"Feeling smug about a sinless year? Think again. Sins of omission—kindness withheld, grudges clung to—await your confession this Advent," writes Philippa Martyr.