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[quote=Anonymous]It’s difficult to believe that in a high school run by nuns, you never had an opportunity for confession, particularly around Christmas, Easter, etc. The standard practice is to bring priests (sometimes multiple ones) in for a “penance service” with individual confessions.

Confessions are canonically required to be held in a confessional absent a good reason. The Faithful are entitled to go to confession behind a fixed grille, but this latter requirement is widely ignored in favor of “reconciliation rooms” that offer both face to face and “behind a curtain” anonymity. In a pinch there are kneelers with grilles that can be draped. The mere fact that you saw confessional booths does not mean that they are being used rather than other options.

Regular confession and a modicum of spiritual direction are essential to growth in moral and spiritual life. I’d be much more concerned if a Catholic school didn’t make confession available than if it actually used traditional confessionals.

Some non-Catholics approach priests in Confession for spiritual advice and a blessing. Under extremely specific circumstances, priests can hear confessions of non-Catholic, validly baptized Christians and give absolution. [/quote]

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