How to Make a Great Confession | Purposely Catholic | Ep. 45

About this episode

Do you have to use the exact words of the act of contrition, and what if you cannot carry out a prescribed penance? Fr. Declan McNicholas joins Purposely Catholic to discuss these practical questions about confession. We also ask why Catholics confess to a priest and what makes a good confession.

The conversation takes up the different aspects of the sacrament and its relationship with the Eucharist.

In this episode

• Ways to make a good confession
• Why Catholics confess to a priest
• Questions about carrying out a penance
• The words of the act of contrition
• Confession and the Eucharist

Purposely Catholic with Fr. Declan McNicholas

About the guest

Fr. Declan McNicholas is a priest of the Diocese of Gary, ordained in 2019. He studied philosophy at Marian University and Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary and earned a Master of Divinity at Mundelein Seminary. His parish ministry has included St. Mary, St. John the Evangelist, and St. Thomas More. He currently serves as pastor of St. Matthias in Crown Point and works in diocesan evangelization and missionary discipleship.