During his office hours Fr. Silviu is in his office and welcomes everyone who wishes to speak to him (see calendar). No appointment is required to see or talk to Fr. Silviu during office hours. See the calendar for the actual times! During these times, just stop by or call the office phone (956-781-6114) at your convenience. Moreover, office hours are also for confessions.

 

Furthermore, Fr. Silviu will hear confessions (and confessions only) during confession hours (see calendar). You need not email or contact Fr. Silviu to schedule a confession during these times! Just show up. Fr. Silviu is NOT hearing confessions at any other times except by appointment and in cases of emergencies! Also, be mindful that Fr. Silviu is only hearing confessions of the members of our parish! If you are not a member of our parish, you must seek confession in your own parish. Also, if you don't have grave sins to confess, for any reasons (or you have yet reached repentance in which we find ourselves as persons of sin), or if you simply desire a blessing to take the Holy Communion, you don't need the Mystery of Confession. Confession is not a blessing to commune, but forgiveness of sins and reintegration into the life of the Church. In order to figure out what generally are “grave sins” one can look up the early penitential canons, especially those written in the first six centuries.

 

Of course, if you are not Orthodox, you cannot have proper confession, but Fr. Silviu will welcome you during his office hours with any questions or problems you may wish to bring to him. He will listen to you and guide you, inasmuch as possible, under the same confidence or secrecy as a proper confession. In our Orthodox Tradition this is called spiritual guidance. The essential difference between confession and spiritual guidance is explained on this page.

 

For any other reasons, please contact Fr. Silviu at your convenience.