Tuesdays from 4:15-5:10 PM for students before the 5:15 PM Mass (during the school year only) in the confessional near the choir side of the church.
Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the church; normally, multiple priests are normally available.
To make an appointment with Fr. Chris for confession, please visit the Meetings page for his Calendly or email him at frchris@cocathedral.com.
Blessed Sacrament - Saturdays 12-1 PM
St. Eugene - Sunday 10:30-11:15 AM, Sunday 8:15-8:45 AM (Spanish)
Good Shepherd - Monday-Saturday 9:30-10 AM, Saturday 3-4 PM
St. Louis - Saturday 3:30-4:45 PM
St. John Paul II - Wednesday 7-8 PM, Monday-Thursday after 9 AM Mass
Please check their websites to confirm the accuracy of the times listed.
How to Go to Confession - Review this guide to recall the steps involved in making a confession.
Examinations of Conscience: Please note that no guide is perfect, but these are aids that help you make a good and thorough confession. One simple way to prepare is to review the Ten Commandments:
Confession and Receiving God's Mercy - A helpful guide that delves into the heart of our sin. You can read more about this pamphlet at https://www.amorischristi.org/confession.
A Brief Examination of Conscience Based on the Ten Commandments (USCCB)
Great Podcasts and Videos on Confession:
Restore the Glory Podcast on Confession featuring Fr. John Horn, S.J. - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5T9wC7nIMsHXiLi7Rjxwvl?si=cdF9OVcqTQiSYZHS_gTNLQ
Amoris Christi Interview on "Receiving Love: Confession and Receiving God's Mercy - Part 1" featuring Fr. John Horn, S.J. - https://youtu.be/kSRuhVxw3JI
Read this awesome chapter of Pretty Good Catholic by Rachel Hoover Canto. You can find purchase the entire book on Amazon.
Read this article by Larry Christenson on "Unilateral Forgiveness," also known as "Empathetic Repentance"
Read 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
I must boast; not that it is profitable, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know someone in Christ who, fourteen years ago (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows), was caught up to the third heaven. And I know that this person (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows) was caught up into Paradise and heard ineffable things, which no one may utter. About this person I will boast, but about myself I will not boast, except about my weaknesses. Although if I should wish to boast, I would not be foolish, for I would be telling the truth. But I refrain, so that no one may think more of me than what he sees in me or hears from me because of the abundance of the revelations. Therefore, that I might not become too elated, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, to beat me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me, but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
Read Ten Commandments for the Scrupulous by Fr. Thomas M. Santa, CSsR
Read Matthew 6:25-34
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span? Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin. But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith? So do not worry and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear?’ All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.
Pray the Litany of Trust, written by the Sisters of Life.
From the belief that I have to earn Your love…Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear that I am unlovable…Deliver me, Jesus.
From the false security that I have what it takes…Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear that trusting You will leave me more destitute…Deliver me, Jesus.
From all suspicion of Your words and promises…Deliver me, Jesus.
From the rebellion against childlike dependency on You…Deliver me, Jesus.
From refusals and reluctances in accepting Your will…Deliver me, Jesus.
From anxiety about the future…Deliver me, Jesus.
From resentment or excessive preoccupation with the past…Deliver me, Jesus.
From restless self-seeking in the present moment…Deliver me, Jesus.
From disbelief in Your love and presence…Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being asked to give more than I have…Deliver me, Jesus.
From the belief that my life has no meaning or worth…Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of what love demands…Deliver me, Jesus.
From discouragement…Deliver me, Jesus.
That You are continually holding me, sustaining me, loving me…Jesus, I trust in you.
That Your love goes deeper than my sins and failings, and transforms me…Jesus, I trust in you.
That not knowing what tomorrow brings is an invitation to lean on You…Jesus, I trust in you.
That You are with me in my suffering…Jesus, I trust in you.
That my suffering, united to Your own, will bear fruit in this life and the next…Jesus, I trust in you.
That You will not leave me orphan, that You are present in Your Church…Jesus, I trust in you.
That Your plan is better than anything else…Jesus, I trust in you.
That You always hear me, and in Your goodness always respond to me…Jesus, I trust in you.
That You give me the grace to accept forgiveness and to forgive others…Jesus, I trust in you.
That You give me all the strength I need for what is asked…Jesus, I trust in you.
That my life is a gift…Jesus, I trust in you.
That You will teach me to trust You…Jesus, I trust in you.
That You are my Lord and my God…Jesus, I trust in you.
That I am Your beloved one…Jesus, I trust in you.
Amen.
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. [Repeat after each of the following phrases]
From the desire of being loved...
From the desire of being extolled...
From the desire of being honored...
From the desire of being praised...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
From the desire of being consulted...
From the desire of being approved...
From the fear of being humiliated...
From the fear of being despised...
From the fear of suffering rebukes...
From the fear of being calumniated...
From the fear of being forgotten...
From the fear of being ridiculed...
From the fear of being wronged...
From the fear of being suspected...
That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. [Repeat after each of the following phrases]
That others may be esteemed more than I...
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease...
That others may be chosen and I set aside...
That others may be praised and I unnoticed...
That others may be preferred to me in everything...
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…
[You can read more about the Litany of Humility at https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-humility/]