David Cloutier, associate professor, moral theology and ethics, was interviewed in Crux about his book, Naming Our Sins: How Recognizing the Seven Deadly Vices Can Renew the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
..."Catholic moral theology has long been tied to the sacrament of reconciliation, but it is no secret that the collapse in the practice of the sacrament after the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) has shown little sign of recovery. Without that sacramental practice, there aren’t parish-based sources of contact between the work theologians do - especially lay theologians - and everyday Catholic life."...
Continue reading on Crux