From the very beginnings of the Anglican Church the use of the self-examination of one’s sins and then the Sacrament of Confession and Absolution has been a cornerstone of the practice of our faith. It has been often said of Confession in our tradition, that ‘all can, some should, none must’, but it has never been said that ‘all mustn’t’.
It is a tragedy that it is so poorly neglected today.
The general confession at the beginning of the Eucharist provides a basic remedy, but it was never intended and never can replace the benefit and need for quietly sitting down and looking at our lives on a regular basis.
And if the terminology feels problematic, then by all means let’s change it, we can call it spiritual direction, or spiritual counselling, guidance, spiritual friendship or a host of other names, and certainly the spiritual sounding-board part doesn’t have to be a priest.
As modern life becomes more and more complicated, and the moral political, and social lines become ever more blurred we need more support and advice not less.
Part of the Church of Ireland, St Nicholas Church, Adare and its fellow churches teaches and ministers within the progressive Christianity tradition, with influences from the scholars who built on the work of the Jesus Seminar. It seeks to be a church that is welcoming and inclusive, affirming and open in its liberal theology; and whilst we don’t claim to have all the answers, we are most certainly committed to ‘living the questions’. We have influences of Celtic spirituality in our worship and view of the natural world, living as we do in the beauty of County Limerick.
The Church of Ireland also forms part of the Anglican communion which is an association of Anglican churches from 38 provinces, including the Church of England, the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Church in Wales, the Episcopal Church in the USA (otherwise known as the Episcopalians) and churches across the globe. With 80 million members, it is the third largest Christian body in the world, after the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches.
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