Posted on 07/21/2006 7:46:10 AM PDT by Salvation
How To Make a Good Confession (especially if you haven't gone in years)
Why Go to Confession? (Part 1) - Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Bruno Forte
Why Go to Confession? (Part 2) - Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Bruno Forte
Why Go to Confession? (Part 3) - Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Bruno Forte
Pulling Sin up by the Roots: The Need for Mortification
Reasons for Confession [Sacrament of Reconciliation]
Cardinal Stafford's Homily at Penitential Liturgy With an Examination of Conscience
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There are several excellent examples of an examination of conscience in the links above.
There are two parishes I go to, one has confessionals with two doors (face-to-face, and traditional), and the other has a room, where the penitent can choose either to walk around the partition for face-to-face, or go to the kneeler for traditional. I always prefer traditional (but I'm slowly morphing into the "old fart" category)... :-)
thank you very much for the post and links. They are just in time, I want (have) to go to confession tomorrow.
Thanks for posting this. I'm leaving in about an hour to go take advantage of this blessed sacrament. Now I have some material to help me in my examination.
Absolutely!
I get a 3x guilt trip from this!
1 -- I left the Church because of the hypocrisy
2 -- Being brought up Catholic means constant guilt
3 --I feel like I should go to Confession
Go figger
As a new Catholic I've only been once, but I know I need to go again -- and now I WANT to go, whereas before the first time it seemed like this big ordeal, especially because I had to talk about some sexual stuff. It's funny but now I need to talk about not going to mass the last three weeks, and I realize that's much bigger of a sin because it separates me from God.
Anyway, I kneeled in front of the partition, but afterward I walked around and thanked the Padre. He said I should have just come around and sat down, but I really did want to do it traditionally.
They have beautiful confessionals in this church, but I wish they had the old-timey booth with the little door and the screen. I always thought that was tres cool.
It seems like I can *know* God forgives me for something but when the Priest says "I absolve you" it kicks it up a notch.
Bump for later
Come'on home.
Pope Benedict XVI is cleaning house, and taking care of this and the other problems. The Church will be as it should in a couple more years. We would always be happy for you to return. Just remember that the Church is perfect, but men are not. The Church is a haven for sinners, as it should be. They need Christ more than the righteous.
2 -- Being brought up Catholic means constant guilt
It's not easy being Christian, especially in these times.
3 --I feel like I should go to Confession
Go for it. It feels like the weight of the world has been lifted from your shoulders afterwords. I admit I don't actually enjoy going through it, but it must be done, and I am always happy I went afterwords. God bless.
It was very difficult to get through my first one, and then I went two more times before I was received into the Church on Easter. I now try to go at least once a month.
The thing I appreciate about it, besides the things already stated, is that the examination of conscience and confession come to your mind when you are going about your week, and often keep me from further sin. (Not always, of course, but I certainly don't want to be confessing the same thing over and over again. )
Absolutely agree -- feeling clean and also that feeling of finally getting that elephant off your chest. And it's free too!
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