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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Confession III
This week, I have stumbled over a post on Fr. Charles's blog, A Minor Friar, that just begs to be shared. The post is on confession of priests, and is wondrously written. The title of the post is simply "Priests at Confession." So that I do not spoil the reading of it for you, I suggest that you just click on the link I have provided and read it in the original for yourself. I am certain that you will enjoy it.
Thanks for the link. I'm struck by the healing and calming effect of sitting there quietly in the presence of God while others pursued the unloading of their hearts before man and before God. We would do well to pursue a similar solitude, and enjoyment of God himself.
I am the mother of 4 birth children (plus 3 others who lived with us) and grandmother of 2, all of them exceptional children. Married for 42 years, I grew up in Maine, live in California, and work in many places in education, linguistics, and program management. In my spare time, I rescue and tame feral cats and have the scars to prove it. A long-time ignorantly blissful atheist converted by a theophanic experience to Catholicism,
I am now a joyful catechist. Oh, I also authored a dozen books, two under my pen name of Mahlou (Blest Atheist and A Believer-in-Waiting's First Encounters with God).
Thank you for sharing your find-
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Thanks for the link. I'm struck by the healing and calming effect of sitting there quietly in the presence of God while others pursued the unloading of their hearts before man and before God. We would do well to pursue a similar solitude, and enjoyment of God himself.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the encouragement!
ReplyDeleteCloud, you're welcome. It was a striking post.
ReplyDeleteBhojman, indeed.
Br. Charles, you are welcome. I love your blog -- and this post was especially touching and thoughtful.