Centering Prayer vs Confess

“God’s first word is silence.” — Thomas Keating Centering Prayer is a method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, in which we experience God's presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself. This method of prayer is both a relationship with God and a discipline that fosters that relationship. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer; rather, it casts a new light and depth of meaning on them. Centering Prayer is an ancient method of Christian prayer adapted for modern times by Fathers Thomas Keating, William Meninger, and Basil Pennington. The Centering Prayer app helps you stay committed to your daily prayer practice. Beautiful and peaceful, the app includes an adjustable timer, as well as opening and closing prayer options that you can read before and after your silent prayer time. A selection of sounds and backgrounds allows you to create the environment you prefer for your prayer time. Brief instructions for learning Centering Prayer are also included. To begin with, it is recommended that you practice being in relationship with God through Centering Prayer twice a day for 20 minutes.

Walk into the confessional with nothing left to remember. Confess guides you through a real examination of conscience, holds your list until you go, and shows you the words when you kneel down. Everything stays on your phone, encrypted, with no account and no server. PREPARE WELL Most Catholics want to go to confession more regularly. The barrier is rarely willingness — it's preparation. CONFESS removes that barrier with three examination modes designed around your actual life: Daily Check (2–4 min) builds a daily habit of conscience awareness. Quick, focused, and designed to be done between confessions so nothing accumulates unexamined. Full Examination (10–20 min) covers all ten commandments, the Precepts of the Church, Interior Disposition, and Sins of Omission — tailored to your state of life as a single adult, married person, parent, priest, or religious. Going Today is a complete guided walkthrough for when you're preparing to go to confession. It opens with a prayer to the Holy Spirit, walks through what makes a good confession, presents your full examination, guides you through the Act of Contrition, and ends with a private confession screen — a full black display showing only your sins, the opening script, and the closing words, so you can walk into the confessional with nothing left to remember. YOUR CONFESSION LIST Every examination you complete adds to a running Confession List that persists between sessions. When Going Today, the list is already waiting for you — everything you've examined since your last confession, in one place, ready to bring to the priest. EVENING EXAMEN A guided five-step Ignatian Examen for nightly reflection: Gratitude, Awareness, Review, Sorrow, and Hope. Each step includes a timer, a text editor, and optional voice recording. Completions save automatically to your spiritual journal. SPIRITUAL JOURNAL A private encrypted journal for resolutions, reflections, examen entries, and free notes. Full-text search. Filter by type. Set reminders on resolutions. CATHOLIC PRAYERS A complete Catholic prayer library including the Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Act of Contrition, and over 30 additional prayers. Each prayer includes Read, Learn, and Line-by-Line modes for memorization. LITURGICAL CALENDAR The home screen reflects the liturgical season in real time — the correct season, week number, saint of the day, today's gospel reading linked to the USCCB, and a single accent color corresponding to the day's liturgical color. COMPLETELY PRIVATE Everything is stored on your device and nowhere else. All examination sessions, journal entries, and reflection notes are encrypted with AES-256-GCM. No iCloud sync. No server communication. No analytics on personal content. Face ID and Touch ID protect the app on launch. Confession summaries delete automatically after a configurable period. GROUNDED IN TRADITION Every examination question carries a Catechism of the Catholic Church reference. The app was built on 2,000 years of Catholic teaching. It is a door to the Sacrament, not a destination. CONFESS does not grant absolution. Only a priest can do that. This app exists to help you prepare well.