As a non-Catholic, going to confession is not within my religious framework. Richard Foster reminds us that confession has spiritual and cathartic value. This weekend I stumbled on a confession note that just didn’t seem right. Instead of commenting on the note, I did the most ecumenical thing possible: I shared the note with the monks of Unvirtuous Abbey. The results were… well, expected:
penance and and forgiveness will be melted out in instalments https://t.co/xZcUdqs0Xd
— Moscue Green (@MoscueG) April 2, 2017
I really like this for some reason. https://t.co/RmsTvUwLvV
— Ilona Andrews (@ilona_andrews) April 2, 2017
But if you CAN explain why, personally I would love to know. Probably St. Paul is interested also. https://t.co/46MDws8uSZ
— sara willis ? (@swegl) April 3, 2017
@alanrudnick @UnvirtuousAbbey #lentenstress
— Father Frank (@qoapastorpreach) April 3, 2017
God isn’t interested in your mitigating circumstances. He already knows. https://t.co/HM86Blkt2x
— Ashley McConnell (@seesthepoint) April 3, 2017
Francis de Sales is rolling in his tomb: always confess the vicious motivation (just don’t blame anybody else). https://t.co/MLyrjCyKyh
— Amanda Alexander (@AmanderAlex) April 3, 2017
Can’t begin to imagine why people feel distanced from the church. https://t.co/IjJsBPZu9B
— Pamalyn Rose-Beeler (@pambeeler) April 3, 2017
