What a wonderful comment, and with all the hoopla in the Religion Forum lately regarding the Catholic threads -- not marked with [Catholic Caucus] and the venom spewed therein (by just a few folks--seems their comments could easily be eliminated!), it's all the more refreshing to see. Your love for Confession is obvious and your attitude shows that it works as well! Funny comment about, "bless me your Eminence ...," not to mention you "lead a pretty boring life.":) My usual confessor for years (ever other Tuesday at 10) was an Opus Dei priest that was a tremendous confessor (he even once gave me "no penance," and it's a standing joke from my husband -- I still, however, go by what I "heard" -- that my hearing at that point must have deteriorated sufficiently as he never knew of anyone receiving no penance -- husband is a cradle Catholic, I, a convert -- and he thought it was a miracle; I wink and say, "seems I only have one more to go!"), but I no longer can confess to this priest even though he is still hearing confessions every Tuesday at our church. It's a little painful to see his name on the door and know I can't go in in face-to-face fashion.
Our confessionals, unlike yours, however, do not even allow face-to-face anyway. I've discussed it briefly with our new very wonderful priest, but he's young, and not fully aware it seems of disabilities, and the angst and disappointment they can cause in situations like this ... but I'll keep up my vigilance and take your words to heart and see if I can't get something set up for not just me, but all the disabled that have been put off by this slight (in my mind) of some of the parishes. I do respect the Orders that will not participate in face-to-face, but maybe they could somehow just "hear" the confession; I have no trouble talking, and then come up with some kind of further resolution from there (writing down the penance on an Etch a Sketch-ish type thingey -- or there's always "texting!" so it could easily be removed by the priest), because I would love to be "in line" at St. John's.
Just recently, I have thought possibly my disability was given as a gift so that I could pursue this and eventually bring more disabled to the extraordinary Sacrament of Confession at all parishes, not just the ones that have face-to-face available. Confession is definitely underused, and yet it removes boulders of pain and sorrow, as you (and your fab priests!) know, freeing us up to look Jesus in the eye ... well, sort of.