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Questions about Confession, also know as Reconciliation or Penance.
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January 2025 What should I do if my parents are forcing me to receive Communion when I first need Confession?
January 2025 Do I need to do another Confession if I left something out that made the sin worse?
January 2025 Do I need to redo my Confession since my answer to his question was vague with no specifics?
January 2025 What are examples of mortal sins?; how would they be confessed and how much detail is needed?
January 2025 Since I can't get to Confession, can I receive the Eucharist even if I have committed a mortal sin?
January 2025 Have I defiled this sacrament by not saying all mortal sins or am I forgiven since I mentioned one?
August 2024 Based on these Catholic documents, under what criteria will venial and mortal sins be forgiven?
August 2024 Would my Confession be valid if a priest interrupted so I may have forgotten certain sins?
August 2024 How do I confess a life of sexual sins and deviant acts?
January 2024 Is it possible to have mortal sin forgiven if you have a firm resolution to go to Confession at a time that isn't the actual soonest?
January 2024 What can I do and how does Confession start?; I have not been to Confession in 35 years.
January 2024 How should I discern the gravity of these sins and therefore whether I should go to Holy Communion or not?
January 2024 Since I was raised among uncatechized kids, would these lustful thoughts be a mortal sin, venial sin, or not a sin at all?
January 2024 Since I reacted without a forethought, would these acts seem like a mortal sin, venial sin, or no sin at all?
January 2024 Am I obliged to tell my wife about any sins I plan to mention during Confession and what should I do with the check I received?
August 2023 Although my priest didn't allow me to finish confessing my sins, was my Confession still valid?
August 2023 Seeing that I have talked with a priest about these sexual thoughts and have taken his advice, do I still need to go to Confession?
August 2023 Since I have harsh scrupulosity (OCD), should I worry if, during Confession, I changed a word to make it a little easier to confess?
August 2023 Is my Confession still valid if I have been confessing my sins in a general manner and not in a personal manner?
August 2023 Do the prayers I have missed affect the validity of my Confession and is it OK for me to break the frequency of my penance?
August 2023 Was my Confession valid, if the priest didn't think the sins I confessed were as bad as I thought?
April 2023 If I go to Confession again, must I confess every single sin again from my first Confession even if I was truly contrite the first time?
April 2023 If the priest says, "I forgive you", instead of the correct, "I absolve you", am I still able to receive Communion this Sunday?
January 2023 When it comes to the sacrament of Confession, what does "reconciling with the Church" mean?
January 2023 Can you help me understand the sin of presumption as it relates to my struggles with mortal sin and when I go to Confession?
January 2023 I need to go to Confession but when I had my Confirmation, did that remove my sins and other sins prior to Confirmation?
August 2022 Can you give me advice on how to deal with a quite scrupulous conscience even after Confession?
   
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