First the pope gives the go-ahead on Catholics using Facebook, now the Catholic Church has approved an iPhone and iPad app aimed at helping users through the confession process.
Called Confession: A Roman Catholic App ($2), the app itself won't replace a visit with a priest, but it will help you prepare by walking you through your sins and what to say to the priest, examining your conscience, and helping you relearn the Ten Commandments, and it even supports multiple users.
It's intended for Catholics who have skipped out on confession for a period of time and who find it hard to get back into the swing of things. What do you think about the Confession app? Tell us in the comments below or on our Facebook page!
Those of us who have experienced the Catholic guilt have seen it come on at unexpected times (I get it if I even think about short-changing a waiter on a tip), but I must say I've never experienced it while using Facebook. If you have, though, today is your lucky day because
The pope doesn't like my name; should my parents have cared? In second grade, I was pulled out of (but later allowed back in) the First Communion practice line when the teachers realized that I wasn't named after a saint. I had to laugh when I saw my moniker in the list of those to avoid in
