tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post1837313866773310260..comments2023-10-18T04:54:29.542-04:00Comments on Running the Race: A Little Reconciliation ReflectionJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098852834050397406noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-49107425525719717592010-04-13T11:50:11.643-04:002010-04-13T11:50:11.643-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055688385421362242.post-16354925668622134142010-04-12T16:25:23.730-04:002010-04-12T16:25:23.730-04:00a great discussion with a friend prompted by this ...a great discussion with a friend prompted by this post included the possibility of people not seeing the need for an intermediary in confession. To which I thought, as Christians we believe Jesus was/is our intermediary. We needed Him to be reconciled completely to God and we still need Him now. The priest acts 'en persona Christi'...so technically He still intermediates for us in that act...<br /><br />also the idea of confession being personal and individual is an issue- that it just needs to be between us and God. But sin does harm the community. So in that moment of confession, we also believe we are reconciled to the Church as well. It's a communal act :)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098852834050397406noreply@blogger.com