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DeniseNY
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Right. Sometimes I get the feeling that folks think that priests only work when they are presiding at the Liturgy, and that the rest of the week they have nothing but time to kill.
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edward_george1
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I once did a Q&A along with my fellow vicar at the parish I was at my first year, a huge parish with about 5000 families. The kids, about 6-8th grade, wrote their questions down on cards and we picked the good ones and answered them. My favorite was when I opened up the one that said “What’s it like to only work 2 days a week?”
I doubled over laughing.
-Fr ACEGC
I doubled over laughing.
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edward_george1
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Exactly. Thank you for understanding this.
One the one hand, scheduling more confession times will make it feel more available and thus more approachable. On the other hand, you’re sometimes left with a reverse Field of Dreams problem: if you build it, they will come, but if they’re not interested, you can build and build and build and no one will come.
One the one hand, scheduling more confession times will make it feel more available and thus more approachable. On the other hand, you’re sometimes left with a reverse Field of Dreams problem: if you build it, they will come, but if they’re not interested, you can build and build and build and no one will come.
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Casilda
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I can relate to the OP’s dilemma. I was frustrated during the Year Of Mercy when Pope Francis opened the Holy Doors, there were several in my diocese. I never had a chance to get to confession, the long lines that didn’t move. I gave up.
Just a thought, that year Pope Francis gave the SSPX priests permission to hear confessions and give absolution and that permission has continued. I find they do not have such long lines and are more patient.
Just a thought, that year Pope Francis gave the SSPX priests permission to hear confessions and give absolution and that permission has continued. I find they do not have such long lines and are more patient.
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Seagull
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I will add this - the book I read about Medjugorje -
The one thing I found interesting to read…
they had confession - all day long -
lines of people - confession in all languages -
and how it gave the place a certain strong vibe - etc.
Makes churches in America seem like ghost towns - lol
The one thing I found interesting to read…
they had confession - all day long -
lines of people - confession in all languages -
and how it gave the place a certain strong vibe - etc.
Makes churches in America seem like ghost towns - lol
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