Sentence examples for simple confession from inspiring English sources

"In the sacrament of penance, one trusts God's merciful goodness in the simple confession of one's own guilt".

For the modern adult, nothing signifies self-confidence, street credibility and authenticity like one simple confession: "I was such a nerd in high school".

Some Chinese scholars suggest that the Western penchant for apologies grows out of the Judeo-Christian tradition, in which a simple confession brings prompt absolution.

"Mother", a jailed son's nostalgia for his mother's bread and coffee, "was a poet writing a simple confession that he loves his mother, but it became a collective song.

A parallel attitude prevailed in Russia until the 17th century, when large numbers of Eastern Rite Roman Catholics ("Uniates") were received back into Orthodoxy by a simple confession of faith, and this practice was adopted in the acceptance of individual Roman Catholics as well.

After I teased him with a reminder that shrimp don't sing or dance, came a simple confession.

His compositions ranged from goofball fests like "Coconut" to telling ruminations like "Think About Your Troubles," from elaborate set pieces to touchingly simple confessions.

That sentence, which would have been a spoken symptom of madness, a crazy man's sentence, a few short years ago, is now a simple form of confession.

The broad popularity of "Play" is perhaps more than anything a tribute to the power of spirituals -- their deep and simple questions and confessions.

Her plain melodies and simple lyrics serve the confessions people usually can't bear to make.

The thesis of "Confessions" is simple: while convincing the makers of his films that he could neither read a script nor memorize lines, Mr. Perry would improvise gibberish that both extended his time on camera and also provided an opportunity to insult the Man without his knowing it.