Frequent confession is the spiritual practice among many Christians, especially Catholics, Lutherans and Anglicans, of going to the sacrament of reconciliation...
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Confession, in many religions, is the acknowledgment of sinful thoughts and actions. This may occur directly to a deity or to fellow people. It is often...
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A confession is a statement – made by a person or by a group of people – acknowledging some personal fact that the person (or the group) would ostensibly...
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Jonathan (5 June 2019). "Obedience as Belonging: Catholic Guilt and Frequent Confession in America". Religions. 10 (6). MDPI AG: 370. doi:10.3390/rel10060370...
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A false confession is an admission of guilt for a crime which the individual did not commit. Although such confessions seem counterintuitive, they can...
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The Westminster Confession of Faith, or simply the Westminster Confession, is a Reformed confession of faith. Drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly...
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spiritual mother) who will guide his (or her) spiritual development. Frequent confession of sins and participation in the sacred mysteries (sacraments) of...
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feelings were due to Ronald's rigid, almost medieval, insistence upon frequent confession; and Edith had always hated confessing her sins to a priest. Nor...
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The Confessions is an autobiographical book by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In the modern era, it is often published with the title The Confessions of Jean-Jacques...
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devoting himself to fasting, long hours in prayer, pilgrimage, and frequent confession. Luther described this period of his life as one of deep spiritual...
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