Bad Confessions

Father Josiah Trenham
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Patristic Nectar Publications presents a new resource by Fr. Josiah Trenham. This workbook, designed for engaged and married couples, singles aspiring to wed, and priests, includes 10 chapters on various topics, discussion questions, scenarios, and space for notes.

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Chapters:

God's Design for Marriage
Love and Expectations
Friendship and Goals
Communication and Conflict
Sex and Romance
Children and Parenting
Roles and Responsibilities
Finances
Spiritual Life
Enduring to the End
Appendix - The Orthodox Rite of Marriage

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[TairyGreen]

The Forgotten Medicine: The Mystery of Repentance by Archimandrite Seraphim Alexsiev is an excellent book on this topic. I recently read it and it was a great help to me.

[PaulTheHermit]

I am going to my first confession ever in next two weeks before my baptism. And its going to be a BIG one. My sins from the past could of ended with me in prison. This is along time ago and definitely in the past but its going to be a big part of my new life in Christ.

[loredanavalenzano-slough]

I am Roman Catholic, and this video is super useful!!! Thank you, Father!

[MatthewMcknight]

We are taught well about confession from Psalm 50:
“For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.”

[JW-yvjz]

Thank you for this, Father. I would love a part 2 on how to have the right amount of specificity. If I say I’ve committed the sin of pride, do I talk about what way? If I’ve broken the fast, do I say what I ate and when? If I’ve sinned sexually, how much detail is necessary and how much is unfit to say?

[cosmiccomrade]

Amen! The Mystery of Repentance: THE FORGOTTEN MEDICINE!

[CaesarConsuloProVita]

I am Roman Catholic. I have had good Confessions and bad ones…although I have never had a priest tell me that my Confession was bad. I have had many priests say my Confessions are good. Having said that…I am a sinner.

I go to Confession often…per my Spiritual Director.

I generally confess my sins in chronological order. It helps me organize my mind and do a checklist at the end …to make sure that I didn’t skip something. I have a Greco Roman Mind.

If I relay what was done to me…as context…I always say after…“ my sins were this…”

[snowps]

What I've learned after 17 years in the Orthodox Church is that every church is different and every priest is different. My favorite priest was also a counselor. He was a licensed therapist and was going to school to get his doctorate in psychology. He did this because he felt he would be a better Confessor and a better counselor to his parish. His confessions were counseling sessions also. You would do your confession and then he would counsel you for 30 minutes. It was wonderful. God's grace certainly wasn't wasted by having a counseling as part of your confession. I heard a priest say confess your sins to God whenever God gives you the urge to do so, even if you're at home or at the grocery store. But you should also come to confession because it serves a purpose. So I don't get how confessing your sins to God on your own is somehow a bad confession. Especially if you go to the sacrament of confession also. And I've also never heard of priests say you should come to church and confess your sins TO the priest before this video. I've always been told that you are confessing your sins to God and the priest was just there to witness offer God's forgiveness to you. You weren't confessing TO the priest. Some of this reminds before when a priest told us if you aren't coming to church to receive communion every Sunday, why are you even here? Yet, I listened to a man's testimony once about how he'd been going to church every Sunday for 20 years, been an eider and on the board. But it wasn't until one day that it really hit him, that he needed to fully repent of his sins and he'd only been going through the motions for 20 years. So going to church every Sunday for 20 years, even though wasn't fully participating in his faith, was beneficial to him.

[kslimey]

Thank you Fr. Lord have Mercy on me a sinner 😞☦️

[Squirtle.turtle]

Thank you for this video, as a catechumen I really needed it! ☦️

[dom]

Thank you Fr. Josiah for edifying us on our confession.

[chadtrenham]

Absolute Fire. Thx Pops 🔥

"God's Help."

[davidrockett]

thank you Father...this was most helpful. Lord give us (ME) a good confession

[jasonallen]

Can’t say this enough: this is such great advice for me and so very helpful…if you wrote a book on confession it would be a best seller! Thank you, father!

[vasilikirompotinos]

Thankyou Father this is exactly what I needed to hear today God bless you ❤

[behindenemylines]

Thank you Father for the video!!! Bless.

[officeofnavalintelligencePR]

Thank you, Fr. Josiah. In addition to being a sobering reminder, I think for many of us newly baptized Orthodox, or even long-term faithful, this has been a reassurance.
It is good to be vigilant about our spirit and how we partake of the sacraments, but I know that we may also struggle with overthinking. There is a balance to strike when it comes to these things.
Lord, have mercy on us! ☦️

[TheGodSchema]

I received grace proportional to the quality of my confession. When I left, I wanted to go back again

[fatherjohnholoduekoca]

This is a great guide for Confessors!

Thank You for Fr. Josiah!

[TheLorraineclelland]

The Lord Jesus Christ is the High Priest. I confess to him. ❤