After Confession: He May Be Grey And Gouty; But He Is Only Five Minutes Old

...when a Catholic comes from Confession, he does truly, by definition, step out again into that dawn of his own beginning and look with new eyes across the world to a Crystal Palace that is really of crystal. He believes that in that dim corner, and in that brief ritual, God has really remade him in His own image. He is now a new experiment of the Creator. He is as much a new experiment as he was when he was really only five years old. He stands, as I said, in the white light at the worthy beginning of the life of a man. The accumulations of time can no longer terrify. He may be grey and gouty; but he is only five minutes old. – G. K. Chesterton

Make Your Soul Open and Ready to be Blasted by Overflowing Love

Venial sins are washed away through the Eucharist, yes, but confessing them is also very good, it helps to uproot our habitual sins, making our soul all the more open and ready to be blasted by the overflowing love and life of Christ who fills us with his presences through the Eucharist. - Jason Piper

Limited Access to the Sacrament of Penance

Multiple “performances” of the liturgy are available all weekend with morning, matinee and evening shows all designed to work around your busy schedule – no advance reservation required, walk-ins welcome. If you’re lucky, along with an ad-libbing MC (formerly known as a priest), in some cases, they might even throw in some clowns or “liturgical dances” for your “theological” entertainment. But need someone to hear your confession? Not likely. Besides, once you do get in for your face-to-face wrap session (after all, Confessionals with partitions are so pre-Vatican II) with Father Friendly, he’ll probably tell you your sins aren’t really considered sins anymore, so don’t worry, be happy! - Steve Schultz

Many People Have No Idea What is Required to be Properly Disposed to Receive Holy Communion

Who knows how long it has been since 95% of some congregations have been to confession? And yet they blithely troop up and stick out their hands. We have a disastrous situation these days with the use/availability of the sacrament of penance. Many people have no idea what is required to be properly disposed to receive Holy Communion. - Father Z.