tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312222472717527597.post7112448570057888250..comments2023-09-18T05:26:34.444-04:00Comments on Called by Name: PenanceFather Schnippelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731842661336037433noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312222472717527597.post-70877757114995221782008-03-03T21:56:00.000-05:002008-03-03T21:56:00.000-05:00Father,I think I spent many years making the kind ...Father,<BR/>I think I spent many years making the kind of confessions you are talking about -- nothing terribly specific, and nothing that accused myself of much. I think the problem was that I needed to "grow up" in my ability to make a good Confession. A confessor once directed me to an Examination of Conscience at St. Gertrude's website, (www.stgertrude.org, under "Resources") and he recommended that I review it every day. It has helped tremendously as I try to get at those specific sins and accuse myself appropriately. Maybe you could hand these out to penitents who are struggling to make a good confession!<BR/>TheresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312222472717527597.post-72376082966795853262008-03-03T11:18:00.000-05:002008-03-03T11:18:00.000-05:00Growing up, my former parish encouraged those atte...Growing up, my former parish encouraged those attending penance services to focus on two or three sins, since the lines were long. Considering many of the attendees of penance services only go to confession once or twice a year (that was certainly the case for me at the time), mentioning a couple of sins doesn't really allow one to fully experience the grace of the sacrament. <BR/><BR/>It wasn't until my first YOUTH 2000 experience when I was 14 that I was asked to pray the Act of Contrition. of course, since I had never had to pray it individually during all of those penance services in the past, I couldn't remember it. Fortunately, that experience launched me into appreciating the beauty of frequent confession ... as well as of knowing the Act of Contrition.Emily Mackehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622404593494742572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312222472717527597.post-3619519317532032262008-03-02T23:18:00.000-05:002008-03-02T23:18:00.000-05:00I second what Kasia says...will you define some of...I second what Kasia says...will you define some of those excuses so the rest of us can avoid them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312222472717527597.post-91458273832671451012008-03-02T20:43:00.000-05:002008-03-02T20:43:00.000-05:00I may regret asking this, Father, but what are som...I may regret asking this, Father, but what are some of the "run of the mill psychological excuses" that you have heard? I don't want to gossip, but I'm wondering if I've ever done that. :-/Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252276821520357094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312222472717527597.post-35997527871986824882008-03-02T13:21:00.000-05:002008-03-02T13:21:00.000-05:00Last fall a parent actually asked me why the child...Last fall a parent actually asked me why the children have to learn the "Act of Contrition" for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. <BR/><BR/>I about fell out of my chair. <BR/><BR/>Can I just say I'm amazingly grateful that my Mom taught us what sin is? In this world where nothing is a sin, well...if you don't believe in it, then you are lost. Simple as that. <BR/><BR/>* sigh *Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com