Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Confession alone is not necessarily good for the soul.
The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.
The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it.
I really don't feel that any of the pieces I wrote were confessions; there are no revelations about secrets in my life, and actually I have nothing to confess and I certainly do not ask for redemption and there is no reward for confessing that I expect.
Confessions are not processed or analysed; they're told in a moment of desperation to a priest or to somebody interrogating you about a crime.
Confession has been my habitual homecoming since I was a child. It is a consolation and a joy, and such joy, our faith teaches us, is meant for everyone. It is our vocation to bring it to as many people as possible.
If you have never been tortured, or locked up and verbally threatened, you may find it hard to believe that anyone would confess to something he had not done. Intuition holds that the innocent do not make false confessions.
Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
A confession has to be part of your new life.
There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.