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.

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

Never find fault with the absent.

Never find fault with the absent.

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.

Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.

Love him who tells you your faults in private.

Love him who tells you your faults in private.

There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.

There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.

Open confession is good for the soul.

Open confession is good for the soul.

Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.