I think the name of a course in a Catholics Returning Home is kind of funny.
Session 5 — "Tips on Sinning," Explanation of Reconciliation/Confession, Q&A
A course I don't need
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"It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it." GKC
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This reminds me of Chesterton’s introduction to his book, What’s Wrong With the World:
I originally called this book “What is Wrong,” and it would have satisfied your sardonic temper to note the number of social misunderstandings that arose from the use of the title. Many a mild lady visitor opened her eyes when I remarked casually, “I have been doing ‘What is Wrong’ all this morning.” And one minister of religion moved quite sharply in his chair when I told him (as he understood it) that I had to run upstairs and do what was wrong, but should be down again in a minute. [CW4:35]
“… Session 5 — “Tips on Sinning,” Explanation of Reconciliation/Confession, Q&A ….
Foltz said that it’s not mandatory to attend all of the sessions….”
Bet’cha Session 5 gets alot of attendees …. tips on sinning and how to get away w/it in reconciliation … too funny … sigh
Reminds me of an advertisement I received the other day. Publicity for a stewardship conference next month in Wichita. The keynote speaker? One Monsignor McGread! I wish I were kidding!
Kind of puts me in mind of the frontier preacher, who, when asked about his views on sin, replied “I’m agin’ it!”
Sorta reminds me of this old book I found once: A la recontre du Christe (Encounter with Christ) by A. Dragon, SJ
Only in the Jesuits my fellows 😉
I think I could teach it though being a pretty good amateur ( I do it not for profit but for enjoyment).
I went to two sessions of a seven session Returning Home program at our church (Chelmsford, MA). It was reasonably useful for me, who returned to the Church after being away for 20 years. But I found the program too touchy-feely, which is how I find much of the Church these days. I returned to the Church in spite of its current liberal, easy-going attitudes, not because of them. (What are we, Unitarians?)
And there’s something not quite right about saying “don’t worry, you don’t need to come to all the sessions” right off the bat, as if that were a selling point. Why is the Church unwilling to make any demands on people anymore? For heaven’s sakes, if the program is six or seven sessions, the expectation should be that you attend all the sessions. Or else why have more than one session? Our society is really getting too soft. Or I’m getting old and crabby, even though I’m only 48!