Reconciliation

"Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that  repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all nations."
-- Luke 24:46-47 

The sacrament of Reconciliation, also called the sacrament of Penance, celebrates the unfailing forgiveness that God extends to us. The Catholic Church has ritualized into a sacrament the deeply human need to experience forgiveness from both God and community when we have sinned. The Church has long valued this sacrament as a means for God to heal our spirit through self-reflection and by telling the story of our own brokenness and failings.

The sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated in scheduled communal services at Advent and Lent, and private confessions are available by appointment. To make an appointment for a private confession, please contact Father Scott O'Brien at sobrien@mail.barry.edu or call Campus Ministry at 305-899-3650.