Many Catholics wonder today whether Confession to priests is of any significance. We must ask the question, has it ever been significant? And is it now? We will boldly answer the first with a yes and the second with an even stronger yes. 

Mercy and its correlates of non-judgment, non-condemnation, forgiveness, and charity have boomerang effects on us. To experience any of these, we must first practice it towards others. And the more we deliver to others; they come to us in more significant quantities.