A few days ago one of my younger children, a 7-year-old daughter, celebrated her first Confession. It was beautiful. She is the ninth in the family. Along with two of her siblings, she attends our ...

Readings: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 1 Corinthians 10:31—11: 1 Mark 1:40-45 The Gospel of St. Mark has a “Messianic Secret.” That is the term scholars use when referring to the reluctance of Jesus to be ...

Fall is a time when many parishes have First Reconciliation. Here are some ways to try and help get your child ready for this great sacrament. Do you remember the first time you went to confession? I ...

The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film "I Confess," based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He's innocent, and has even heard the murderer's confession—but cannot clear his own name.