{"id":3062,"date":"2017-09-25T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T11:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=3062"},"modified":"2017-09-25T13:41:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T17:41:11","slug":"why-do-we-have-to-go-to-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/why-do-we-have-to-go-to-confession","title":{"rendered":"Why do we have to go to Confession?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rS3q8JHR74k\" title=\"Why do we have to go to Confession?\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">I am sure you have heard the excuses\u00a0people give\u00a0for not going to confession. Some say they don&#8217;t need to go to confession, because the culture says sin and evil does not exist and everyone is good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are some who say they don&#8217;t need to go to confession to a priest because they can confess directly to God.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, Matthew Kelly from Dynamic Catholic answers these objections and gives a good reason why confession is so important for us.<\/p>\n<p>There is a reason Jesus instituted the sacrament of confession. We all have a great need to confess, we do things every day that stop us from becoming the best version of ourselves. The sacrament of confession helps us\u00a0to become the best version of ourselves, gives us peace and helps us to be more like Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>Please share this video with your friends and help them understand the importance of the sacrament of Confession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am sure you have heard the excuses\u00a0people give\u00a0for not going to confession. 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