Quotes About Confession

And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.

Although I had grown significantly, my spiritual growth was as imperceptible on a daily basis as is the physical growth of a child. I was aware, however, that my reception into the Catholic Church was absolutely necessary to my continued progress. My first confession had cleansed me of my sins, enabling me to move forward with a clean slate, and my regular reception of the Blessed Sacrament supplied the very bread of my life, nourishing me with grace and enabling me to grow healthier. Although

Hollyleaf was Clanless, codeless. She could be a rogue, even a kittypet. There was no way Hollyleaf could let Ashfur tell the four Clans about Squirrelflight's confession. She and her littermates would be driven out! Everything they had done up till now, all their loyalty to the warrior code, would count for nothing.

Mothwing," she murmured, unable to bear the uncertainty any longer, "who was your father? Was it Tigerstar?" Shock flared in Mothwing's amber eyes. For a moment she hesitated, and then replied, "Yes.

I've got something to tell you," Lionblaze confessed as they skirted the top of the cliffs that surrounded the hollow. "Cinderheart is expecting my kits.

Love? Yes, God loves us. But his love is passionate and seeks faithful, committed love in return. God does not want tame pets to fondle and feed; he wants mature, free people who will respond to him in authentic individuality. For that to happen there must be honesty and truth. The self must be toppled from its pedestal. There must be pure hearts and clear intelligence, confession of sin and commitment in faith.

Per me l'ago della bilancia sei sempre tu. M'hanno chiesto chi sei. Se lo sapessi lo direi a gran voce. E sarei chiuso tra quelle sbarre donde non s'esce più.

The inviolability of the seal of confession is so fundamental to the very nature of the sacrament that any proposal which undermines that inviolability is a challenge to the rights of every Catholic to freedom of religion and conscience.

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.

Seek out your bishop. He will show you how to repent and will help you do it.

True, the apostles did not expressly say that people will be saved only if they repent, believe, and confess. But most evangelicals assume - with good reason - that this is what the apostles implied.

Here's a confession: I hate parenting books. I hate the ones that are earnest and repetitive.

I am a man of unclean lips.

So why don't we automatically place discipleship at the center of every ministry? Perhaps certain words put people off: influence, vision, submission, accountability, vulnerability, confession, study, sacrifice, and discipline.

After the war, Germany fully confessed to all its dirty tricks. It's necessary to is draw a line under the past, even if people did something evil. Until we do, wounds won't heal.

It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on the day that I also wrecked the family car.

Write books only if you are going to say in them the things you would never dare confide to anyone.

Speaking uses us up, speeds us up. Without prayer, that act of confession for merely existing, one might live forever and not know it.

I myself am quite addicted to sin. It does keep my confessor busy, negotiating with Heaven on my behalf.

perdre, quand, au contraire, elle avouait pour lui plus d'amour que jamais

Wo alle schuldig sind, ist es keiner; gegen die Entdeckung der wirklich Schuldigen und Verantwortlichen, die Mißstände abstellen könnten, gibt es keinen besseren Schutz als kollektive Schuldbekenntnisse

Is that what you wanted to hear?" "No." The man reached over, took hold of the lantern, and blew it out. Night enveloped the barn. "Well," he said at last to the darkness between them, "that's when you know it's the truth.

Simon frowned. "Is this the part where I break down and confess?" "Nah, you just listen. I'm talking about the old moral quandary." "Uh-huh." "Question: Would you kill someone? Answer: No, of course not. Question: Would you kill someone to save your child? Answer…?

I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession of love.