What Robert Barron has said about Sacrament of Penance

1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 10, 2026

Robert Barron, American Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester, theologian, author, and founder of Word on Fire Ministries, has been quoted on Sacrament of Penance once in 1 episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, most recently on September 10, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Barron cites Jordan Peterson's view that confessing one's failures before a representative of God is psychologically healthy.
“I can't imagine anything psychologically healthier than that. Wow. And he was talking about Catholic confession”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #682 - Bishop Robert Barron (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 17:45

Episodes

#682 - Bishop Robert Barron
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Sep 10, 2026 · 1 h 53 min
Theo Von talks with Catholic Bishop Robert Barron about prayer, evil, love, addiction and pornography, the clergy abuse crisis, artificial intelligence, and finding purpose.

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