Confession Father
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9 questions
- I really do not feel comfortable when I talk to the priest in the States but sometimes I have to go to him not just to confess, but because I need someone trustworthy to…
- I currently do not have a father of confession for reasons such as language and cultural barriers. I have not been able to build trust with the priest of my church. I…
- For the last few months, neither my friend nor I have been able to confess to our father of confession for several reasons. Our first reason is because of the language…
- How do you react to a spiritual father who seems to be neglecting or avoiding a person?
- Ever since my father of confession moved to a different church, I feel like our relationship has faded away. When I confess, I don't feel like we are comfortable anymore…
- I have been struggling in my confessions. I am not comfortable with my father of confession because he is not helping me at all. I want to grow in my spiritual life but I…
- Greetings, I am a member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Sweden. I have converted to Orthodoxy as an adult. My spiritual father, whom I love, and most of our…
- If one's father is a priest, is that person allowed to confess to him? If so, does the rule apply to other Oriental Orthodox Churches?
- I love my father of confession and he has helped me many times. However, lately I feel that he has been getting more and more busy (though this may just be for these days…
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