The Inner Life - September 03, 2024 - Confession

Father Eric Nielsen joins Patrick to discuss Confession (4:31) – Why do we need to go to confession? Teresa - I went to confession when I was 21, I have been dating my husband to be. The second time he said I recognize your voice and couldn't forgive you again. And we break away from the Catholic Church. I commend that priest for sending me straight. More priests should be like him. (25:16) Break 1 Maria - Do you have to be a baptized Catholic to receive the sacrament of confession? Or can you be any baptized Christian? (29:30) James - Why don't we do everything in the rubric that the sacrament requires nowadays? Readings psalms and other prep work which we forgo. If we did it would take like 15 min to do each person. (37:07) Break 2 Cindy - My mother is in late stages of dementia. What happens if she does have sins but doesn't remember? (40:38) Barbara - My son went to confession after 14 years, felt like a new person Mercedes - I usually go to confession every month or every two weeks; I like to write my sins and bring them with me, so I don’t forget. Rick - Does the contrition prayer in the evening counts for confession? Clair - Turning 30 next year, I really woke up to everything for how I have been living for so long. I was baptized Catholic; I was not confirmed. I haven’t been to church in a long time. I am not sure how to get back to church on my own.