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In confession... we open our lives to healing, reconciling, restoring, uplifting grace of Him who loves us in spite of read more
In confession... we open our lives to healing, reconciling, restoring, uplifting grace of Him who loves us in spite of what we are.
Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff--it is a read more
Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff--it is a palliative rather than a remedy.
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
There are many persons who look on Sunday as a sponge to wipe out the sins of the week
There are many persons who look on Sunday as a sponge to wipe out the sins of the week
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of read more
We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of them
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession
There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession
