95% of Catholic parishes in America have confession in a one hour window somewhere between 3pm and 4:30. There are well over 100 Catholic churches within a one hour drive of me, and only one of them offers confession at an alternate time. And yes, I have checked them all at one time or another. I feel bad for Catholics who have to work on Saturday....
“There are well over 100 Catholic churches within a one hour drive of me...”
Holy moly you have a lotta choices! I have one church within an hour’s drive (35 minutes). Three others are just around an hour’s drive. I think those all have the hour on Saturday too.
Freegards
I agree whole-heartedly. I work Saturdays and my parish only has confession on Saturdays and only for one hour. With 6 parishes in my deanery, you would think that at least one or two could have alternative times.
The other issue I have is with the confessionals where you sit facing the priest. I have a hard time detailing my shortcomings, especially to someone like my pastor who I have known since I was a child. Why not have the option of the privacy screen? My pastor probably knows my voice but I can hide my embarrassment at least.