(RNS) — Without disciplines like corporate confession and Lent, there is little within popular evangelicalism to restrain the triumphalism of white American culture from overshadowing the cross of ...

Imagine how people would respond if I introduced myself by saying, “My name’s Ken and I’m a sinner.” Acknowledging my status as a sinner is theologically accurate. It’s also prerequisite to the ...

The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film "I Confess," based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He's innocent, and has even heard the murderer's confession — but cannot clear his own name ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film “I Confess,” based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He’s innocent, and has even heard the murderer’s confession – but cannot ...

There are some words we may permit to lose their significance and implications, but only to our great loss. In a day of cynicism, disillusionment and existential jargon we do well to remember that ...

Repentance has its roots in the apostles. In the book of Acts the apostle Peter says, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you ...

Not only is the word “repentance” a good one, but for the sinner it is an imperative for salvation. There was a time when it carried with it tremendous theological implications as well as personal ...

As many dioceses the world over begin to offer special round-the clock periods of Confession, Pope Francis stressed that conversion is "a commitment that lasts a lifetime." "Who among us can be ...

The parish liturgy committee decided to adopt the contemporary version of the Lord’s Prayer for use during worship. From now on, at least at one of the services, we’d be “sinners” instead of ...