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To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it.
To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it.
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
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
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.
Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed read more
Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.
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 always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats read more
A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats his breast, and tells all the sins of his life.
