General
Is Penance on the decline? (Homiletic and Pastoral Review, April 1984, 53-57)
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 16:38 — webmaster[A priest in the confessional is like a continuous call from God to sinners. His presence there preaches the availability of God's mercy.]
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Is Penance on the decline? Well, it seems undeniable that the frequentation of the Sacrament of Penance is on the decline almost everywhere. The facts speak for themselves: deserted confessionals, reduced hours for hearing confessions, priests saying people do not come for Confession, people saying that priests are not available for Confessions...
Holy Communion in the hand
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 16:38 — webmaster(Sinag-Tala, 1977; Position Papers, no. 45, 1977)
Doctors in Life and Death
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 16:37 — webmasterNew York, Nov. 1995: to the National Federation of Catholic Physicians of the U.S., on the ocasion of the Thomas Linacre Award (published in Osservatore Romano, Dec 1995)
"Humanae vitae", marriage breakdowns; et al.
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 16:49 — webmaster(Interview with Bill West of Perspective: Sydney, October 1993)
1. We recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of Pope Paul's encyclical on contraception, Humanae Vitae. Many people have claimed that it has proved prophetic, especially in terms of the consequences of people not following the Church's teachings. Do you have any insights into this question?
