tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post6932527833939572503..comments2024-03-22T05:53:17.342-04:00Comments on On This Rock: Refusing Absolution?Father John Hollowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-30249022109287791762011-06-30T17:08:00.061-04:002011-06-30T17:08:00.061-04:00Thank you, Father! There is so much confusion abo...Thank you, Father! There is so much confusion about this Sacrament in today's culture--and often even within the Church! It's so good to hear about the necessity of having (1) sorrow for one's sins, and (2) a firm purpose of amendment in order to be <b>validly</b> absolved. Thank you!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01408148945464169442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-89708001560823727392011-06-30T11:36:27.172-04:002011-06-30T11:36:27.172-04:00Good for you, Father. It's obvious you take th...Good for you, Father. It's obvious you take the sacrament very seriously.JoAnna Wahlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942928659520676271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-69112499685713862182011-06-30T04:54:51.117-04:002011-06-30T04:54:51.117-04:00Thank you for trying to help penitents understand ...Thank you for trying to help penitents understand the sacrament. Too infrequentlypriests "dismiss" opportunities to give good catechesis and it doesn't help the penitent grow in awareness of their responsibility to continually be converted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com