Comments on: Scrupulosity http://warriorangela.stblogs.com/2008/06/03/scrupulosity/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:31:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: » An Honest Look: Scrupulosity http://warriorangela.stblogs.com/2008/06/03/scrupulosity/#comment-1179 » An Honest Look: Scrupulosity Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:45:55 +0000 http://warriorangela.stblogs.com/2008/06/03/scrupulosity/#comment-1179 [...] The Solution The solution may seem quite obvious–even to me! But for some reason, I cannot accept how ridiculous those questions are. It is difficult for me to feel at peace. Some of the greatest saints of the Church struggled with scrupulosity: Thomas Aquinas, Alphonsus Liguori, and Ignatius Loyola. Liguori, in particular, is known as patron saint of confessors and moral theologians. He was also the founder of the Redemptorist order. Now, their Liguori Publications offers the Scrupulous Anonymous newsletter, which I’ve discussed previously. The archives of this newsletter have given me a lot of help, words of advice, and encouragement. Something I read that contributed to my making the decision not to keep going to Confession follows: [...] [...] The Solution The solution may seem quite obvious–even to me! But for some reason, I cannot accept how ridiculous those questions are. It is difficult for me to feel at peace. Some of the greatest saints of the Church struggled with scrupulosity: Thomas Aquinas, Alphonsus Liguori, and Ignatius Loyola. Liguori, in particular, is known as patron saint of confessors and moral theologians. He was also the founder of the Redemptorist order. Now, their Liguori Publications offers the Scrupulous Anonymous newsletter, which I’ve discussed previously. The archives of this newsletter have given me a lot of help, words of advice, and encouragement. Something I read that contributed to my making the decision not to keep going to Confession follows: [...]

]]> By: Sr. Nicole http://warriorangela.stblogs.com/2008/06/03/scrupulosity/#comment-1103 Sr. Nicole Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:20:54 +0000 http://warriorangela.stblogs.com/2008/06/03/scrupulosity/#comment-1103 Hi, Angela, I haven't visited your blog for a while, but today I decided to take the time to stop by... THANK YOU for this post on scupulosity! I can not tell you how helpful I found it (and the links within the post). It's just what I needed as I prepare to go on an 8-day silent retreat! Many blessings! Hi, Angela,
I haven’t visited your blog for a while, but today I decided to take the time to stop by…
THANK YOU for this post on scupulosity! I can not tell you how helpful I found it (and the links within the post). It’s just what I needed as I prepare to go on an 8-day silent retreat!

Many blessings!

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