tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post3919169548903119648..comments2024-03-25T06:39:42.081-04:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: A Lenten day in the life...Fr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-51886421483081742292009-03-21T15:18:00.000-04:002009-03-21T15:18:00.000-04:00Greta:Going to confession is not any easier for me...Greta:<BR/><BR/>Going to confession is not any easier for me; after all, I know most of the priests around here, and they know me. I can, of course, confess anonymously.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your kind words!Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-74865342979358543952009-03-20T23:31:00.000-04:002009-03-20T23:31:00.000-04:00I am glad to hear about the prep prayer. Your post...I am glad to hear about the prep prayer. Your post made me think about what I would do if I were in your position and going to hear people tell me obviously very private and very painful things they have done or failed to do, said or failed to say. To me it really takes a lot of effort to go through a preparation for going to confession. I still am unable to go face to face with a priest and in fact even go to another parish. It is not that I do not trust the priest but I find it hard to deal with the priest in the same way. So how to prepare to be the one to hear and to forgive in the place of Christ is obviously an important part of your vocational call. <BR/><BR/>Do you go through a much different process as the man going to confession? Do you have a regular priest and are they also a spiritual advisor? Not looking to get to personal, but you seem to be willing to share so much that gives a priest life a lot more visibility. I would think it would be great to have a spiritual advisor. I read a lot about Mother Theresa and her battles through the many years and also that of other saints. I am also a fan of Father John Vianney. I love his struggle to become a priest and to see him now a saint and laying there Incorrupt. I love how he stayed hearing confessions for 17 or more hours and people came for miles to have him for this important sacrament. I also have a lot of love for Saint Padre Pio who also had his struggles with the Church and was also strong in the confessional often knowing that there was more and indeed graver sins that were not yet confessed. Who is known as the great confessor in the Catholic Church in our country today? It is amazing to me that so many do not take full privledge of this gift from our Lord. It builds such humility and closeness to our Lord if we go on a regular basis.Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277481992746685122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-42622481614287201792009-03-20T09:07:00.000-04:002009-03-20T09:07:00.000-04:00Hi Father! For all of those people who seem to th...Hi Father! For all of those people who seem to think that a priest has nothing to do but to say Mass - this is a wonderful glimpse into the busy and hectic life of our priests these days. A whole lot different than the days of old! Bless you and so many others!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-84749310470074310142009-03-19T13:23:00.000-04:002009-03-19T13:23:00.000-04:00Never a dull moment!I recently read that St. Bened...Never a dull moment!<BR/><BR/>I recently read that St. Benedict would pray before each task that he started that the job would be brought to perfection. May all your works be brought to perfection, Father!mrsdarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446744635277205867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-46605429082874689912009-03-17T22:24:00.000-04:002009-03-17T22:24:00.000-04:00I try to pray beforehand, but many times I'm racin...I try to pray beforehand, but many times I'm racing to get vested, and open the doors and turn on the lights and jump in the box before folks come in. I pray while I wait.Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-84917198805560961392009-03-17T21:46:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:46:00.000-04:00Truly enjoy your blog. Question. Do you as a prie...Truly enjoy your blog. Question. Do you as a priest do anything to prepare when you are going to hear confessions?Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277481992746685122noreply@blogger.com