# 6/17/26 - Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP - What Makes a "Firm Purpose of Amendment" in a Valid Confession?

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-a-priest-live-6584075/6-17-26-canon-benjamin-norman-icksp-what-makes-a-firm-purpose-of-amendment-in-a-valid-confession
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-a-priest-live-6584075/6-17-26-canon-benjamin-norman-icksp-what-makes-a-firm-purpose-of-amendment-in-a-valid-confession.md
Podcast: [Ask A Priest Live](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-a-priest-live-6584075)
Published: 2026-06-17T20:25:34+00:00
Episode link: https://askapriestlive.podbean.com/e/061726-canon-benjamin-norman-icksp-what-makes-a-firm-purpose-of-amendment-in-a-valid-confession/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/eg5icumetu2d5njn/AAP-061726podcast.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ask-a-priest-live-6584075/episodes/6-17-26-canon-benjamin-norman-icksp-what-makes-a-firm-purpose-of-amendment-in-a-valid-confession
Duration seconds: 2566

## Resource

Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP, was ordained in 2018. He currently serves at Most Holy Rosary Chapel (St. Vincent's School For Boys) in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. In Today's Show: Could you please touch on what is actually required as far as a “firm purpose of amendment” for a valid confession? Is it a mortal sin for a Catholic to go to a medium? Can an abortion be forgiven? What is the Catholic Church's position on dispensationalism as it relates to Zionism and protestant attachment to Israel? When did they start using the host as we know it today? My brother-in-law, who is Catholic, is cohabitating with his girlfriend. Would it be sinful to go to his house? And more. Visit the show page at thestationofthecross.com/askapriest to listen live, check out the weekly lineup, listen to podcasts of past episodes, watch live video, find show resources, sign up for our mailing list of upcoming shows, and submit your question for Father!

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ask-a-priest-live-6584075/episodes/6-17-26-canon-benjamin-norman-icksp-what-makes-a-firm-purpose-of-amendment-in-a-valid-confession/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-a-priest-live-6584075/6-17-26-canon-benjamin-norman-icksp-what-makes-a-firm-purpose-of-amendment-in-a-valid-confession.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.