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They'll fix it...the damage is just soooooo strange. Look up bookworm damage on a google image search. Strange stuff. Not so much gnawing as like a precise drill in various 360 degree angles.
thank you Shannon....I agree that intention is key and maybe that's why he said I was being scrupulous (I tend to be very hard on myself). Anyway it doesn't matter because my small town only has one priest to choose from......I am sorry for those struggles
It'd be more helpful if the priest actually instructed you how to make a good confession instead of just chastising you for making what he felt to be a poor confession.
Just remember that so, so very much of what we do is so dependent upon our intention. God is perfect Father who is also all knowing. HE knows how much we want and are trying to do the right thing...even if according to the letter of the law we're not. The heart with which we do things--especially with the motivation of trying to do things out of faith and for the love of God and neighbor...is so, so paramount.
Believe me, I know. I've dealt with old books myself. I've seen some where it looked almost beautiful but it was a shame the books were in such a condition.Likely. The project is partly about that finding stuff that may need fixing and such.
We have people.
Amen to that!yeah....they can have some beautiful patterns. Then you feel like you want to make sure you are not taking any home
That is so freakin hard....our town has 4 available priests (2 at the Catholic Center at the Uni, which for all intents and purposes functions as a parish-why I don't know...but alas...and 2 at the parish)---and there isn't a good confessor among the bunch. If I *have* to I'll go here locally--but if not I'll wait until I drive the 90 minutes each way to see my spiritual director and confess. I know that the grace is the same--but the edifying nature of the sonfession is vastly different.
I'll try that David...thank you. It seems my life has been more of a nightmare lately (towards God) than a prayer and that's the problem. I don't like myself anymore and what I've become since I've turned away....anyway, thank you for your help....
where are you going that's 90 minutes away.....maybe it's close to where I live!
Anger is an element of murder.
If you are sincere (which I'm sure you are) and truly examine your conscience to the best of your ability and then make a confession, then you have made a good confession.
A priest once told me that most people who come to confession are more looking for spiritual direction than to actually confess but do not really make the distinction.
Maybe that accounts for some of it.
Otherwise, there is something we could confess every day if we really thought about it hard enough and we should look in the mirror as often as we can.
For example; I got angry yesterday and was rude to someone when I shouldn't have been but am passionate and get indignant in the face of immorality which sometimes gets the better of me. Then there are always our less than Holy thoughts. We need to practice forgiveness.
If you get a good exam of conscience guide and think in terms of venial sins then you could confess every one of them you recognize if you wanted though you don't have to if they are only venial. Being aware of them is very good for us though. It gives us direction and helps/protects us from degenerating further.
I prefer to go every 4-6 weeks and or only more often if a mortal sin occurs.
Some people would say this is too much, others not enough. Its the balance I find for me but thats not to mean that I am ignoring my venial sins in between confessions either. I have learned the hard way, if I do that, then they will snowball out of control and I will fall into an even darker place than I am now. Sin is deceptively blinding and small sins easily leads to greater ones.
I recall Deacon Bill Steltmyer said Mother Angelica once told him to go confession weekly because he was getting increasingly grumpy over the pressures he was under. She is a saint imo.
Whether it be anger, pride, neglect, sloth or any of the other 7 capital sins (see very bottom) or what have you;
We are all struggling with some form of our concupiscience that some of us could probably confess nearly every day or several times a day when it comes right down to it.
Know what I mean?
get off my throneI know what you mean Vern.
But I do think some of the weekly confessors are getting spiritual direction as I said earlier.
I thought venial sins were erased upon receiving communion.
Which is a good thing. Cuz I'm the queen of venial sins at times. I'd have to set up a tent in the confessional.
Thanks. I think I have a pretty good grasp on confession/reconciliation. My problem is second guessing myself.
