tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323951.post1125586489904565401..comments2023-10-25T05:44:57.832-05:00Comments on ad altare dei: Dorothy Day on Going to ConfessionAlan Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12007722006477331382noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323951.post-21609253330126015842013-06-24T20:46:44.032-05:002013-06-24T20:46:44.032-05:00Thanks, Alejandro! Exactly. There was a time when ...Thanks, Alejandro! Exactly. There was a time when I went very infrequently and was very intimidated by confession. I tried to convince myself I didn't need it. Yet, I don't know who I would be or where I would be without it today, and I am grateful it is available and that I can go frequently.Alan Phippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12007722006477331382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323951.post-61291880783460362772013-06-24T20:25:36.867-05:002013-06-24T20:25:36.867-05:00Thank you for sharing, Alan! Personally, I don...Thank you for sharing, Alan! Personally, I don't get scared or fear going to confess my sins, so, I take other's words for it. Reading accounts like this remind me of a recent commercial with the phrase, "you have it made". A confessional booth today has a door and sound proofing. In Ms. Dorothy's account, the confessional had a curtain. In earlier times, confessions were made publicly!Alejandro Valenciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370133052670852785noreply@blogger.com