tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242625.post113830245151108980..comments2022-11-06T11:49:30.169-06:00Comments on Our Seneca: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242625.post-64015013873058522072012-12-18T04:47:53.531-06:002012-12-18T04:47:53.531-06:00Thank you for an insightful discussion.Thank you for an insightful discussion.FrZeilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242625.post-1138679252296670662006-01-30T22:47:00.000-05:002006-01-30T22:47:00.000-05:00The discipline of tracing our evils into our very ...<I>The discipline of tracing our evils into our very own selves, acknowledging them, owning them, and hating them drives us to despair of ourselves and <B>to confess honestly our sinful acts and even nature with genuine repentance.</B></I><BR/><BR/>Of course the genuine confession that results from the discipline suggested in the post would be very appropriate in the context of Private Confession and Absolution. <BR/><BR/>Where <I>odium se</I> increases as a result of the <I>habitus</I> described by Seneca, the depth of one's need for a sure, objective Word of forgiveness from our Lord also increases!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242625.post-1138633135799649492006-01-30T09:58:00.000-05:002006-01-30T09:58:00.000-05:00More brilliance from Seneca’s pupil… Of course, i...More brilliance from Seneca’s pupil… Of course, it is Christ who works, but would it also be salutary to say that Christ, who uses mediators, could work through the care of a confessor?<BR/><BR/>-R. Contra MundumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com