Confession alone is not necessarily good for the soul.
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Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
A confession has to be part of your new life.
Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff - it is a palliative rather than a remedy.
Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us.
The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.
People do bad things in their lives. And those sort of things are forgivable. That's half the point of having confession in church - you need to be able to fess up to what you've done.
I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a great appeal for me.
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.
Faith never makes a confession.
Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
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