tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post115144358377351038..comments2023-10-28T04:19:52.130-04:00Comments on The Big Dunk: There are 7 of 'em....Rachel Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534890739695708419noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1152303593355248212006-07-07T16:19:00.000-04:002006-07-07T16:19:00.000-04:00thanks for sharing this... I've be blessed by the ...thanks for sharing this... I've be blessed by the comments tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1152272437979877752006-07-07T07:40:00.000-04:002006-07-07T07:40:00.000-04:00you are abrave lady, and in my prayers- I would ec...you are abrave lady, and in my prayers- I would echo Kathyrns thoughts (but wouldn't have put them so well)<BR/>God bless you in this.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1152199348867780292006-07-06T11:22:00.000-04:002006-07-06T11:22:00.000-04:00Rachel, sacramental confession is a WONDERFUL thin...Rachel, sacramental confession is a WONDERFUL thing...I'm C of E, and we only have it quietly too,- but I find it a huge blessing. To hear those words of forgiveness out loud, after you've been dredging around in the messiest, murkiest places of yourself, is sheer gift. <BR/>I found myself up against the question of a well known confessor or a stranger earlier this year, when we had a clergy Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1151938715011685252006-07-03T10:58:00.000-04:002006-07-03T10:58:00.000-04:00Hi LC,I am not sure I would have done this with my...Hi LC,<BR/><BR/>I am not sure I would have done this with my UU minister, to be honest. Not that there wasn't trust there, but it wouldn't have been a sacramental process. It would have been more along the lines of pastoral counciling. I am not really experiencing this as a therapeutic event. (Although that might be one of side effects.) In fact, most of what I am going to talk about I have Rachel Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534890739695708419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1151936398871539822006-07-03T10:19:00.000-04:002006-07-03T10:19:00.000-04:00Great post.While a "fearless moral inventory" is s...Great post.<BR/><BR/>While a "fearless moral inventory" is something I do in my own heart...I've yet to make a personal, face-to-face confession with a confessor. Frankly, the idea of confessing to my pastor (who I'm sure would be happy to hear it) makes me uncomfortable -- not because he hasn't heard everything before, or because I'm trying to hide behind my persona...but I go back and forth LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1151758374783865322006-07-01T08:52:00.000-04:002006-07-01T08:52:00.000-04:00GB,One of the aspects I find very reassuring about...GB,<BR/><BR/>One of the aspects I find very reassuring about this process is that at the end of the confession, after the absolution, the priest asks the penitent to pray for him- "a sinner". It reminds both of us that we are people sharing our struggle to live a Godly life. Somehow puts everything into perspective.Rachel Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534890739695708419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1151735852780493042006-07-01T02:37:00.000-04:002006-07-01T02:37:00.000-04:00What you are intending to do is completely biblica...What you are intending to do is completely biblical! Apparently, the Episcopal Church has (rightly) formalized a very simple Scriptural command. "Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another <I>that you may be healed."</I> (James 5:16) I find it interesting that this verse comes with a promise. Apparently guilt is a stressor on the "mind-body" continuum, and illness is often the Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090290482455881323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1151676546419401392006-06-30T10:09:00.000-04:002006-06-30T10:09:00.000-04:00Oh, John, thanks for the latin texts! When does on...Oh, John, thanks for the latin texts! When does one use the act of Charity? I imagine the Act of Contrition comes at some point during the confession process. (It is also, incidentally, in slightly different form, part of our liturgy in the Episcopal church.)<BR/><BR/>I'll keep you all updated on this process. It has been very interesting to try and sort out. Today I am taking my few hours Rachel Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534890739695708419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1151670417221490112006-06-30T08:26:00.000-04:002006-06-30T08:26:00.000-04:00Actus CaritatisDomine Deus, amo te super omnia pro...<B>Actus Caritatis</B><BR/><BR/>Domine Deus, amo te super omnia proximum meum propter te, quia tu es summum, infinitum, et perfectissimum bonum, omni dilectione dignum. In hac caritate vivere et mori statuo. Amen. <BR/><BR/><B>Actus Contritionis</B><BR/><BR/>DEUS meus, ex toto corde poenitet me omnium meorum peccatorum, eaque detestor, quia peccando, non solum poenas a Te iuste statutas<BR/>John Michael Kebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08584492820189031076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1151606693682425732006-06-29T14:44:00.000-04:002006-06-29T14:44:00.000-04:00I love the icons on your page.What an amazing post...I love the icons on your page.<BR/><BR/>What an amazing post, and I love the way you are approaching the rite. It strikes me that this kind of lifetime confession makes one, as you said, be totally honest; what a way to delve into spirituality at a greater depth.<BR/><BR/>I would love to read the post after this process!Katy V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12214964892465386691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1151533186140667252006-06-28T18:19:00.000-04:002006-06-28T18:19:00.000-04:00I like seeing your lovely face on your blog!I foun...I like seeing your lovely face on your blog!<BR/><BR/>I found this fascinating. And I will be praying for you as you ponder what you will be sharing. I am another person who did not realize that Episcoplaiians did this--but I love your reasoning and comments about it. <BR/><BR/>Very much like a 5th step in A.A.<BR/><BR/>One of my seminary professors used to say, "...and the worst thing, is Dorcas (aka SingingOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15626748280614018533noreply@blogger.com