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Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the body
Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the body
Open confession is good for the soul
Open confession is good for the soul
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
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.
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession
There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession
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.
Nor do we find him forward to be sounded,
But with a crafty madness keeps aloof
When read more
Nor do we find him forward to be sounded,
But with a crafty madness keeps aloof
When we would bring him on to some confession
Of his true state.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
Confessed faults are half-mended.