Spent the day at church office doing research. A lady walks in and asks if she could confess to me
She was on the 5th step of her AA recovery journey. This got me thinking about "confession" the sacramental kind. Any catholic of my age remembers the "confessionals" of yesteryear.
I liked going to confession. The box had a woody, old velvet aroma. I looked forward to the slam of the slide signaling the priest was ready to hear my list of sins as well as the slam after absolution It always made me sense that I had accomplished something.
I have gone to confession at fire bases in Viet Nam, dessert tents, in cathedrals, basilica and chapels. i have gone to confession with priests of many language groups. The result is always the same. I am absolved,I do penance and start back on the road to God.
My two favorite movies that deal with the sacrament of penance are "The Mission" and "Moonstruck".
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