All priests should desire to carry out a holy ministry and to confer the sacraments in a way that leads others to Christ. However, sometimes the mix of personalities in the confessional makes it ...

When King Frederick the Great once visited a prison, he found every inmate pleading innocence—except one. “Your Majesty,” said a lone prisoner, “I am guilty and deserve my punishment.” ...

Imagine how people would respond if I introduced myself by saying, “My name’s Ken and I’m a sinner.” Acknowledging my status as a sinner is theologically accurate. It’s also prerequisite to the ...

As a kid, I was always cautioned that admitting my faults was the easier path. When you go to Catholic school, that is reinforced when you go to confession. The exit ramp from the road to hell was an ...

As someone who grew up reading the Hardy Boys, collecting a long shelf of those beautiful blue spines, I am all about the teenage detective. Nancy Drew, “Scooby-Doo,” Shelby Woo, Hayley Mills in “The ...