Real Priest Answers Questions about Confession 

Go, imagine you have a drawer full of rubbish, used batteries, bits of string, that can opener that never quite worked. You keep meaning to get organised and clear out the junk but time goes on and you never do it. How good is it when you finally get round to it.l

God bless you!

You're going to feel amazing! Confession is a wonderful sacrament that shows us God' unfathomable and endless mercy in action. God love you!

I recently went after not going for 10 years! Try doing an examination of conscience, it will help you remember areas of your life where you need God to help you improve. There are some pdfs online which go into more detail than just the 10 commandments. I had been away from the faith for so long. I hadn't been to confession since I was about 12 years old - I stopped going for the same reason as you. I then pretty much became agnostic in my teens. But I have felt drawn back to the faith through prayer, reading the gospels and learning about the Church from Fr Casey and Fr Mike. After 6 months of deliberation I finally went to confession! It was incredibly healing, like being baptised again, and it has helped my prayer life so much. I will keep you in intentions, and let us know if you decide to go! :)

Put aside superstition and embrace reality.

That’s beautiful! Thanks for sharing and God bless ❤️

That was a response I never would’ve expected and it clarifies so much thank you for posting

Mother Angelica used to say to go have an ice cream sundae! We should have a little celebration for being freed from our sins. 🎉😊

@@annarodriguez9868 Thanks for sharing this! I will have to adopt this habit :D

You encountered one false so called Priest.

You were not that false teachers child, no more than he was your father. This whole my child and Father whomever crap is annoying...

I don't think he is Catholic on all subjects, but on this one he is.

@@hglundahl he is a catholic priest and he is catholic on everything

@@DarkAngel-cj6sx No, even Trent Horn could correct him on historicity of the Gospels, where he had pretended (Fr Casey, not Horn) that the memories of the disciples could have been distorted after decades. I think I have heard him defend the Theory of Evolution as well.

@@hglundahl the theory of evolution is not incompatible with Catholic teachings

@@calvincoolidgesimp4380 Is your criterium on Catholic Teachings from Trent Session IV or from CCC § 283? If the former, you cannot back your claim about "not incompatible" and if the latter in preference over the former, I will not buy your claim to be Catholic. You are obviously free to reciprocate the sentiment.

I'm not finding anything 'wise' is in learning official doctrine of the organization and preaching forward to others.

@@sureevennot3418 preaching is the wise part, there is a way to do it and not be lame, and a way to do it great to save souls

@@tomasveras2175 Looks like you do not understand definition of the word "wise". Slick selling of a church doctrine not necessarily leads to salvation of anybody.

@@sureevennot3418 bro Catholicism is literally evil if it’s good why the hell revelation 18:4 talks about Vatican City. He calls himself father where Mathew 23:9 says call no one rabbi or father cuz Jesus is the father

@@Watermelon-dj8be Human tradition is more important than Jesus words - this is the Catholic doctrine, and Fr. Casey is a typical representant of Vatican organization. He is teaching as he was taught. More trust to organization than to the Bible. If this is wishful ignorance or premeditation I can't tell.

I just went to confession. and I feel 20 pounds lighter.

Yeah it's to bad priest don't have any powers your waste your time .Pray to jesus read your Bible don't follow catholic priest there not jesus or his apostles .this guy will be thrown into hell for call himself father and he's not an apostle and has 0 power to heal or forgive anyone

Hey i thought i was the only one

Literally smiling like a fool in the pew, truly at peace and happy 😁

Ask God to give illuminate you with the Holy Spirit. God bless you and Mama Mary💙❤️🙏

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You will be blessed!!!🙏🙏

Very nice and a preemptive welcome home!

Im very scared I keep putting it off to make my first one. How did you make out so far & did you feel the holyghost present?

@@a-visible.change.6718 Just know it's okay to be scared, but don't let that hold you back. We go to confession to be healed- it's a healing sacrament. Something that's helping me build up confidence to go is Mark 2:17 "On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." I like to think of this sacrament as like going to the doctors. Everyone is scared, but you go to get better. And I've been reassured that I will feel so much better after going. I can't wait to get my sins off my chest! Hope this helps, God bless!

@@ronan8764 I remind myself of Christ's words in the private revelations to St. Theresa of Avila about his Sacred Heart. Christ says that His Heart burns with mercy and is arduous in His desire to be spent forgiving sinners. Christ also said that what wounds his heart The most is not our sins, but refusal to trust in His Mercy! I ought to remind myself of this when I repeatedly fall into the same sins. I have not gone to confession as often as I should the past several years.

Patrycja, you have a very good, on-point observation. May God continue blessing you with this kind of wisdom and understanding.

@@voxangeli9205 Thank you and God bless you too ❤️🙏

“ not being able to do anything about it directly” , they administer your penance and grant u absolution on behalf of God so that is more than any one of my laymen friends and family can do . But yeah, always have to pray for our priests. I’m worried of scandalizing them

@@kb-tn8ku Of course, but I meant that the seal of confession does not allow the priests to take any actions outside the confessional. They hear that someone is beating their children or killed someone and they cannot report it, all they can do is trying to guide these people. That's what I meant by direct actions and it must be extremely heartbreaking for priests.

If you don't mind what was your penance? If it gives away a sin you're ashamed of don't feel obligated to tell I'm very curious I didn't know priests would give penance that cause struggle.

@@olyviakiley5646 Basically, the penance I struggled with was to give this certain family member a phone call to chat a while, and tell them I love them/care about them. It was difficult because I barely speak on the phone (gen z here lol) and I also didn't want my call to feel awkward or too "out of the blue" to this family member. I'm glad I did it though because I'm sure it made their day, and it also helped me to view this person in a more positive light since then. I want to say the relationship between us has even improved now since that phone call because they will reach out to me occasionally to say something nice. The second penance I was assigned (wasn't too hard) was a prayer from the Bible. I find it very helpful to open up my Bible and recite that same prayer whenever I need extra encouragement or strength. If you ever think a penance is too difficult for you, I believe you can always ask the priest to modify it in some way. But usually a bit of struggle ( I have found) is very helpful.

My pastor always gives the most creative penances based on the counsel he gives. One of the ones that I was assigned was to go outside for about a 10 minute walk without having my phone. That was truly an awesome one for sure.

He can't reveal sins to anyone else. Saying back to yourself, I think is ok. My opinion.

Just a little note, you do have the right to still confess the same sin if you commit it again, and you have to confess if it was grave. But don't worry! When you confess, your strength doesn't come from yourself, it comes from Jesus, truly divine and truly human. It's no longer you who live, but He who lives in you! Pray, hope, and don't worry. Trust, humility, and the resolve to change through God's love are the most important :)

I had no idea that we didn’t have to confess the same sin again. I do the same. Every week at confession, I confess the same sin. I was under the impression that I had to confess all the sins I made for that week.

@@LB-ku6ry you do. This is not a good channel to follow for the proper forms and practices for the sacraments. I would recommend Sensus Fidelilum. God Bless.

@@JamesEarlRayMLK Thank you for letting me know that. I just started watching this channel because he is a Catholic priest, but something did feel different. I’m glad that you let me know this. God bless you too.

SO happy for you!!

Congratulations, and may God bless you. It's not easy to be Catholic, but it's also rewarding, in other ways.

Fr Casey God bless you.

Jesus Christ is God incarnate who came to earth to be born and live a perfect life, a sinless life. (He is one person of the Trinity, consisting of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; one God in three persons not three Gods.) Jesus then gave Himself up to be crucified and died to pay for the sins of the whole world. My sin, your sin, the sins of everybody. 3 days later He was resurrected. He now offers salvation to all who will turn from their sin and trust Him to save them from eternity in hell. He paid our debts because we couldn't, but we have to trust Him to do it. I cannot add anything to what He has done (not even baptism). I cannot do enough good to take even a year off of my death sentence in hell. The sentence is a never ending one, because I have sinned against an eternal God. But Jesus took my punishment, He saved me, and offers that same salvation to you. I am praying for you.

Congratulations and God bless you! It's old terminology but I pray that through all your life ahead, you are a soldier for Christ in this troubled world.

True

Jesus Christ is God incarnate who came to earth to be born and live a perfect life, a sinless life. (He is one person of the Trinity, consisting of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; one God in three persons not three Gods.) Jesus then gave Himself up to be crucified and died to pay for the sins of the whole world. My sin, your sin, the sins of everybody. 3 days later He was resurrected. He now offers salvation to all who will turn from their sin and trust Him to save them from eternity in hell. He paid our debts because we couldn't, but we have to trust Him to do it. I cannot add anything to what He has done (not even baptism). I cannot do enough good to take even a year off of my death sentence in hell. The sentence is a never ending one, because I have sinned against an eternal God. But Jesus took my punishment, He saved me, and offers that same salvation to you. I am praying for you.

Me too

Have you tried to email or call the new priest? Maybe he doesn't know about you.

@@mateuszsmagacz8332 No I haven't. The chair of the Ladies of Charity does communicate with me and I assume they communicate with Father. But since you asked I'll get in touch with Ms. Clark and see what gives.

Ekdujhek...... Did you know St Patrick was never officially canonized by a pope in the Catholic church, therefore shouldn't officially be labelled as a Saint. Food for thought🤔

@@MichaelThompson-jq3zf He is a Saint canonised by pre-congregation and recognised by the Church as a Saint. As are all the Apostles and early Martyrs and christians for approximately the first 1000 years of christianity.

I've never confessed in front of a screen, the opportunity has never been there. I agree with your points about face to face confession. We confess face-to-face to strangers all the time without any assurance of absolution, confession shouldn't be much harder!

@@emiliawisniewski3947 in the institution of confessing to a human person by way of the priest, The Lord gave us an opportunity for a truly cathartic freeing of ourselves from guilt by surrendering our fears to a person we have to trust and are unable to control. There is HUGE benefit in embracing that level of surrender even before we look at the grace and blessings God bestows upon us innthe sacrament of reconcilliation!

@@jamestouchette859 - you don't technically confess to the priest, but sure, I agree with you point.

@@emiliawisniewski3947 yeah, thats a detail i tend to gloss over if i dont know im talking to a Catholic, but a valid point all the same :)

@@emiliawisniewski3947 sorry, a DEVOUT Catholic lol I know plenty of "Catholics" that dont get that

Patrick Nugroho Hadiwinoto My fiance would love it if I converted, though he’s just happy I’m a pretty active Christian, in a way. We pray together a lot and discuss the Saints (an interest of mine years before I met him) and discuss a lot of religious topics. And there’s a lot of beauty to Catholicism. The issue is that there are just a few things I can’t really... I mean, I don’t believe that. And while I never found a denomination Protestant side that lines up with exactly what I think, it’s not as big of a deal in Protestantism if you differ on a few things. It seems so... letter of the law. I can get behind so my of it, but like three things bug me, and it keeps me from thinking it’s an option. I want to fully support him in HIS walk with God, and in his attempt to pray more this Lent, I’ve been prompting him when I can, and we’ll pray together at times we would probably just go watch tv. I’m going to go to mass with him when it’s safe to do so. I’m going to raise any kids knowing the catholic faith and fully able to take part in it. But I just... I don’t know if it’s what I was raised that’s blocking me or if I’m not divinely inspired to understand God and His word that way, or what. I found out that a huge ton of actual born and raised Catholics don’t actually really believe the letter of the law on these things either. But if I have to say it’s what I believe, and lie, there is just... no way it can work! I hope he’ll understand that it’s not a decision I’m making lightly, but that I can’t be true to God if I’m lying, to make things easier or more convenient.

Way back in the 1950's during our one hour religion class every day at the Catholic school, the priest told us there are 6 forms of consciences. And one of them was scrupulosity. I can't name the rest now . . . to many years have gone by. But we all have a slightly different conscience. You have to get to know it!

In my experience, scrupulosity is a kind of Pop - religiousness. It isn't genuine and is usually found where there is a lack of giving real time to God in prayer. Its a form of self-justification. You're trying to prove to God that you're potentially Holy - that you are worthy. But the real issue as St. Faustina's journey shows is Trust. Trust is only possible when you spend time with God, just like your trust of someone is limited if you don't spend alot of time with them. The more time you spend with God - with Jesus, the more you realize how much he loves you - and yes, he did and still does prove it.

Welcome home!

@@BrightyAlbo thank you, glad to be here~

I was born catholic and i always tried to have "a set of lines" prepared, or to justify my actions, something that helped me a lot was a priest that said "Trust me, we don't remember you, if you're not looking for counseling, just come over, and be short on what are your sins, don't try to run it all over your head and practice it, just let it go", and literally, everytime I go to confession, it's just like i vomit everything and feel such a deep peace and happiness. Ps: welcome home!

He is a good salesman.

@@sureevennot3418 he’s not a salesman, he’s a priest. Would you say that about another denomination?

@@sureevennot3418 How so

what don’t you agree with?

@@perezcorona_ Trying to communicate with anyone aside from God with prayer, the idea of purgatory, etc.

The Vatican didn't take any personal opinion regarding LGBTQ issues. The Vatican only wanted to state that they want people like this to come back to church and the Sacraments. There's a lot of people who have families that have been hurt by the church. This needs to be a safe place. I am a straight woman with a background in psychology. But I have been ordered not to counsel or teach regarding these issues for people. It could hurt the soul. Just go to church. Talk to a priest. Know that you are Loved ❤️ by a Good God.

The memo is pretty self explanatory and direct

@@dawnlapka2433 Well I don't know if we're talking about the same Vatican statement, but I think it would have helped if they'd not said "We don't bless sin". That was very insensitive. Who would want to go back to the Church, after hearing or reading that? I sure as heck wouldn't.

That wasn't right. But I hope it won't keep you away from the Sacrament- with a different priest!

Were all predisposed to sin. Pray more, get closer to Jesus and toy will begin to hate your sin increasingly.

Read the Bibel.

Three recommendations: search the term “concupiscence”, prayer before reading Romans 7, discussing your situation with local parish Priest. Not necessarily in that order. May your Lenten season be fruitful.💜🍇

Do not be troubled! Christ came precisely for the weakest and numbest of sinners like us. It is God's strength that you rely on when you go to confession in His love.

God loves the people who keep messing up and legitimately trying. For some people it’s not as hard, and in a way, their walk with God may be a bit easier. Or maybe it’s just one area of their life that’s a huge problem and once they get that under control, the waters of their soul run more placidly. But I think there’s beauty in frailty, in trying and searching and hoping and praying that you can make it through and do the right thing. Growth and empathy are linked. In suffering, you may be a more perfect instrument of God’s love, by being able to understand and SEE someone else’s suffering, ease THEIR burden, and clear THEIR way. Your weakness could become a strength. Just keep your feet on the path and extend yourself the same kindness as you’d do others. Do not expect yourself to be infallible. Forgive yourself and remember what you learned next time you meet the hurdle. I say all of this because... I’m doing all of this. It’s a struggle, but, I don’t think we can expect to get to Heaven on a feather bed. 😅 Be well, Robert. 💞

@@Laura-ip8nw These were sacramental confessions. When we saw where our discussion was going, one of us, usually me, would ask if he would hear my confession. While the situation has informal, the sacrament was real and the penance was far more meaningful and transformational than "Say one Our Father and three Hail Mary's."

@@Laura-ip8nw I didn't make it very clear that I was raking leaves with Fr. David or in Fr.Jack's living room.

@@old-moose - That makes sense. But . . . my own very best confession to God is usually when I'm on the farm driving the tractor for hours at a time going in rectangles around the field. I have great remorse and 'discuss it' with Him in great detail.

@@mikelastname1220 That would work too.

I will keep you in my prayers 🙏

Check out Tim Staples, Scott Hahn and other Protestant converts who had similar issues as you

Prayers. And you only need to confess Mortal, not Venial sins. So you don't need to got to Confession after each sin. If that were true, I'd never leave the confessional!

You are on the road to great success!

@Casey. I believe that the Holy Spirit is guiding you.. You're already on a spiritual journey to finding yourself home with Catholic faith. Praying for you. Will be glad to welcome you home.

Hi Elise, I just prayed for you. The more you do it, the easier it gets :) If it helps I made a confession with my parish priest behind a screen who could still see my reflection in the window and knew who I was...I confessed some very serious and grave sins. The next time I returned to confession (months later) I repeated something he told me during my last confession and he said, oh really? I don't remember but that sounds like something I'd say :) God is good.

@@williamswenson3970 went this weekend! Anxiety till right before, but it all fell off once I told the priest my first sin. Started with the heaviest one, and broke down in tears. It feels so good right now. I confessed to the rector of the seminary, since I knew the other two priests, but he understood me and made me feel heard. I'm planning on going again in a few weeks

@@elisejanssen4308 Praise Christ! That is amazing, I am so happy to hear that!!!!! More frequent confession gets easier once the first one is out of the way! :) God bless!

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That's a popular misunderstanding. Confession is no therapy, and shouldn't be - and therapy is not Confession, and shouldn't be. There is an overlap, because there's honesty, secrecy and help, but that's all. Confession is done to obtain absolution of sins. Therapy is to help live a more healthy life. In many cases they will contradict each other, because the priest will encourage you to feel sorry for your sins, while a therapist will try to persuade you that it's not your fault.