Psychotherapy or Confession?
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‘Third-Party’ Punishment is Not Catholic
Earlier this year a meta-analysis in Advances in Psychological Science found a correlation between having a heightened sense of self-righteousness and what is called “third-party punishment,” meaning punishing someone for a perceived infraction,…
‘Third-Party’ Punishment is Not Catholic
Earlier this year a meta-analysis in Advances in Psychological Science found a correlation between having a heightened sense of self-righteousness and what is called “third-party punishment,” meaning punishing someone for a perceived infraction,…
NEW EPISODE: ‘I Was The Most Hated Man in The World’: Ryan Lochte’s Raw CONFESSION
In this deeply raw and emotional episode, Sean Hannity sits down with 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte and his partner, Mollie. Ryan pulls back the curtain on the infamous 2016 Rio Olympics incident that turned him from America’s favorite…
Outrage as France Prepares To Shatter Confession Secrecy
The Catholic Church in France has voiced strong opposition to a controversial bill scheduled for debate on Monday, June 1, 2026, in the National Assembly, which includes provisions to lift the centuries-old secrecy of confession in cases…
Confession Isn’t Therapy – The Catholic Thing
Frequent confession was once normal—monthly, biweekly, or even weekly. But it became rarer among Catholics formed from the 1970s through the 1990s. Today, many Catholics go to confession only after major moral failures or when life feels…
Confession Is Not About Humiliation and Shame
In 2021, now head of CBS news, Bari Weiss burnished her already formidable journalistic reputation with a story on just how scandalous D.E.I. had become in one of L.A.’s “elite” prep schools. Yesterday, we linked to a story out of that self-same…