“(The devil) is indeed the ultimate, eternal peddler, inviting each of us into his cunning shell game of misdirection and deception.” – Gabriel Garnica
“Here we can enter a gray area between venial sin, for which we are in some way directly responsible, and what spiritual writers call “imperfections,” for which we are only remotely responsible, if at all.” – Fr. John Bartunek
“Maintaining reasonable expectations of self is key to overcoming scrupulosity. Despite grand designs and goals that might be entertained, there is only so much that one can actually do.” – Trent Beattie
“In those cases where I can easily avoid something that I know will be a very strong temptation for me, I need to do what I can to avoid it.” – Fr. John Bartunek
This post originally published 7/14/09. TEN COMMANDMENTS OF SCRUPULOSITY Important Note: If you do not specifically struggle with scrupulosity, this advice is not likely
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General Confession and Scrupulosity Dear Father John: What is a general confession? And, under what circumstances should one make a general confession? Should a
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss readers’ questions about frequent confession and the importance of confessing venial sins.
Fr. John Bartunek answers a reader’s question about whether or not the occasion of sin is actually a sin, and what actually determines that.