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Thursday, December 08, 2011

Bishop Elect Trivia - Armidale #1

"A wounded world is in need of great healing and the greatest healing comes from God himself. This book, ‘The Gift of Confession’ has been endorsed by such well known people as Archbishop Barry Hickey of Perth, Bishop Luc Matthys of Armidale, Fr Michael Kennedy Parish Priest of Leeton in the Diocese of Wagga Wagga, Bishop Peter Connors of Ballarat and Dr Tracey Rowland who is Dean of the JPII Institute in Melbourne."

"We often hear that the Sacrament of reconciliation is in crisis today. But every crisis is a ‘growing pain’. Indeed, many people today are discovering that this wonderful sacrament does far more than alleviate guilt; it brings the penitent into the loving embrace of the Father. I pray that this gem of a book brings more and more people to this realisation."
Rev Fr Michael Kennedy P.P., S.T.L.

A Bishop elect who favours old style confession... How very interesting!!

2 Pilgrim Comments:

A Canberra Observer said...

I suspect confession is in crisis because 1) it is never promoted; and 2) it is provided at too few times; and 3) the aberrant psychology of face to face confession of the last 30 years has reaped its predictable reward.

A Canberra Observer said...

ah, and now we have the former Lord of this see frolicking further south, and it would seem drilling holes in the bottom of the Catholic boat by undermining the Church's position