Harder and harder to find confession times...WHAT DO YOU THINK?

[KEVIN_WILCOX]

Thank you. Yes, I know if I am concious of one I would eat and drink condemnation on myself. That is why I asked my question. But I do not have any idea if it is mortal or not. There is the probablilty it was done out of duress and would not have been done under different circumstances. But there is also my tendency to scruple. And there is also the fact I second guess myself all the time.

So no, I’m not sure if it was mortal or not.

Should I perhaps privately message Fr. Serpa on this?

I have emailed my parish priest and he basically just reiterated the times of confessions that were in the bulletin and implied he could not hear my confession on Sundays.

I am obviously going to have to do something. I will not go another month without confession, that’s for sure.

Thanks and God Bless,
Snert

Maybe it says something that I have answered your post - and you still search for answers. Perhaps it is the same response you give to your P.P.

Might be worth you investigating the Jansinist / St Vincent de Paul debate (1600’s)
In the view of Jansenism, actual remission of sins does not take place until after, and is conditioned upon, the performance of extraordinary penances.
We talk about “going to confession,” putting far too much emphasis on the accusation of sins, and it can give the impression that “confession” - telling your sins to the priest - is the most important part of the sacrament.
Or we talk about “getting absolution” - which seems to reduce the sacrament to a sort of automatic slot machine gimmick.
It’s not about me getting my soul made nice and clean again.

(There is an excellent book available on scruples from booksforcatholics.com)

 

[daeve]

Snert, do you live in Phoenix or out in the country somewhere? I would think that Phoenix would have a lot of churches, one that didn’t cost $5 worth of gas to get there. Call the church office to make an appointment for confession. Check out the other parish websites to see if there’s a time you can get there.

diocesephoenix.org/parishInfo/index.htm

 

[KEVIN_WILCOX]

Snert,
“Isn’t it extraordinary, Mother, what a lot of nervous strain you can avoid by taking the vow of obedience? How enviable it is, the simple creed of the religious, who has only one compass to steer by, the will of her superiors! She knows for certain, all the time, that she is on the right path: there’s no fear she can go wrong, **even when she feels fairly certain **that her superiors are wrong” (St Therese of Lisieux)

 

[Snerticus]

Snert, do you live in Phoenix or out in the country somewhere? I would think that Phoenix would have a lot of churches, one that didn’t cost $5 worth of gas to get there. Call the church office to make an appointment for confession. Check out the other parish websites to see if there’s a time you can get there.

diocesephoenix.org/parishInfo/index.htm

Yes, I live on the outskirts of Phoenix. There are tons of Churches here. Unfortunately there are many that are not orthodox in teaching. But I can handle going to one of those if it’s just for confessions. I already searched the diocesan website before posting here. $5 worth of gas is the closest (actually now it’s gone up to $6 ). I have a few options I can consider, and then if all else fails I guess when I have an extra bit of money I’ll make an appt. for a Monday which is one of my days off for now. I do have an extra bit right now, so I’m thinking this Monday would be the best time if I can’t get to a church near where I work on Saturday before my shift starts. I’ll have to get only a few hours sleep because my saturday shift starts hours before my weekday shifts. But I’m going to try. If I can’t, then since I have the extra cash this week, I’m going to go Monday.

 

[Snerticus]

Kevin, no offense, but I haven’t been able to understand your posts at all. They don’t seem to fit into the context of what I’m talking about.

But then again God could be putting confusion in my head regarding them so that I miss the point at least for now… and I accept that too. Maybe some day I’ll understand them, but for now, could you be not so cryptic?

Thanks and God Bless,
Snert

 

[KEVIN_WILCOX]

Kevin, no offense, but I haven’t been able to understand your posts at all. They don’t seem to fit into the context of what I’m talking about.

But then again God could be putting confusion in my head regarding them so that I miss the point at least for now… and I accept that too. Maybe some day I’ll understand them, but for now, could you be not so cryptic?

Thanks and God Bless,
Snert

Dear Snert, so far listening is not one of my achievements, trying to be helpful is. In this I show little respect to you: You have a problem, you don’t want answers, just want to be listened to. You’re quite capable of finding your own answers to your problems.
And you can find your own books on the subject of confession, you have access to internet.

Having said that, seems to me you’re being overly hard on yourself. Where is this coming from? What is the root cause of your problem?
God is a God of Justice, He is also a God of Love.

 

[Snerticus]

Dear Snert, so far listening is not one of my achievements, trying to be helpful is. In this I show little respect to you: You have a problem, you don’t want answers, just want to be listened to. You’re quite capable of finding your own answers to your problems.
And you can find your own books on the subject of confession, you have access to internet.

Having said that, seems to me you’re being overly hard on yourself. Where is this coming from? What is the root cause of your problem?
God is a God of Justice, He is also a God of Love.

I suppose you’re right. I can find answers to my own problems.

I guess asking questions and finding better solutions is wrong.

Sorry to have bothered you.

God Bless,
Snert

 

[Snerticus]

you have access to internet.

BTW… This is the internet and this thread is about confession times and having a hard time finding better times.

I guess I misunderstood the topic. This thread really must be about the migration patterns of the cliff swallow.

Silly me…

God Bless,
Snert

 

[KEVIN_WILCOX]

BTW… This is the internet and this thread is about confession times and having a hard time finding better times.

And I have talked about the dogmatic theology of Confession, and the ekkonomia of Confession (how the Church teaches we should apply this in our everyday lives), and mentioned a few thoughts from a few popes and Doctors of the Church. Silly me.

I guess I misunderstood the topic. This thread really must be about “the migration patterns of the cliff swallow.”

My postings have been about as much use to you as the migration patterns of the cliff swallow.
And all you really wanted to do was plunge into an indulgence of self-pitying in front of an audience. Silly me.

 

[Snerticus]

BTW… This is the internet and this thread is about confession times and having a hard time finding better times.

And I have talked about the dogmatic theology of Confession, and the ekkonomia of Confession (how the Church teaches we should apply this in our everyday lives), and mentioned a few thoughts from a few popes and Doctors of the Church. Silly me.

I guess I misunderstood the topic. This thread really must be about “the migration patterns of the cliff swallow.”

My postings have been about as much use to you as the migration patterns of the cliff swallow.
And all you really wanted to do was plunge into an indulgence of self-pitying in front of an audience. Silly me.

Actually, the migration patterns of the cliff swallow hold more of my attention than your posts.

I came in here with a dillemna. I didn’t read through all the post, just perhaps the first few. I was looking for suggestions as to what to do, since I couldn’t find a satisfactory one. You posted stuff that had no pertinence to my situation. You quoted things that had no meaning. I asked you to stop being cryptic. You told me you had no respect for me. That’s fine, I didn’t come here asking for respect, I came here searching for a solution. You kept plugging away with things I didn’t and still don’t understand. You think I am self pitying? Perhaps so… who knows? I certainly didn’t think so when I posted. But I also remember saying that I second guess myself all the time, so now I am wondering if I was…

Regardless, I think you were baiting me for a personal history that is none of your business.

What is the root cause of your problem?

I don’t know if anyone has understood your comments, but I didn’t. And this last post certainly doesn’t make me want to go right back to the beginning and read them. Other people might think the same as you as far as “self-pitying” goes, but at least they have tried to answer my question and posted sincerely. Your posts were all cynical - and since you like to judge - ‘self-serving’, as far as I could tell. But I gave you the benefit of the doubt by asking you to stop being cryptic. Well, I have no more doubts, you were and still are arrogant.

If you want to help people, be charitable or don’t say anything at all. God is Love and God is Mercy, but God is also Justice.

God Bless,
Snert