A. The word Penance has other meanings. It means also those punishments we inflict upon ourselves as a means of atoning for our past sins; it means likewise that disposition of the heart in which ...

A. A person should not stay from confession because he thinks he has no sin to confess, for the Sacrament of Penance, besides forgiving sin, gives an increase of sanctifying grace, and of this we ...

Most confessions of sins remained private—one on one with a priest or bishop. Sinners would express their sorrow in doing penance individually by prayer and fasting. However, some Christians ...

The tradition dates as far back as 601 AD, when 64th leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory cemented the Lent as permanent tradition, according to the Museum of the Bible. At this time, Lent ...

With respect to receiving the sacrament of penance, Canon 989 tells us that: "All the faithful who have reached the age of ...

HAVING the Christian faith means believing and living the great values of justice, truth, love and equality, as well as opposing sin, as preached and practiced by Jesus of Nazareth. He invites us to ...

"Abstinence is a form of penance. Penance expresses sorrow and contrition for our wrongdoing, indicates our intention to turn away from sin and turn back to God," the Archdiocese of Saint Paul ...