Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner, S.T.D.

Always such a relief to get the “green light” from my favorite theologian, Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner. For almost 20 years, I have been so blessed by the support and guidance of this holy priest and brilliant scholar! As soon as I finish the first draft of a manuscript, the first copy goes to him, and he always makes time to review it quickly and thoroughly. Sometimes I hear, “It’s OK; go to press.” At other times I get a detailed explanation of what to change and how to change it. In either case, it’s a great blessing, because when I do go to press, I feel confident that what I’ve written is clearly expressed and theologically accurate.

I was especially anxious to get Fr. Fehlner’s reaction to my new book, 7 Secrets of Confession, because in this book I’m trying to present what to many people may be a whole new way of going to confession. So it was a great joy to receive this note from him:

“Congratulations on another excellent treatment of a somewhat difficult subject: the blessings of a good and fruitful confession so often regarded at best as a burden to be endured. Simple and clear, yet profound too, this is a book which should be found in every Catholic home and on the book shelf of every confessor and director of souls.

 As far as I am concerned you can go to press immediately.

Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner, S.T.D.
Author, St. Maximilian Kolbe: Martyr of Charity