It is a surprisingly personal confession yet typical of a generation that is not as concerned with social issues as with individual psychology. (artnews.com)
Requirements of personal confession of sin, absolution by a priest, fasting, restoration of broken relationships, and the reading of a long cycle of prayers prior to participation in the Eucharist have discouraged frequent reception. (firstthings.com)
«Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession,» he wrote in The Cost of Discipleship. (firstthings.com)