Because the younger children at our parochial school often forget their sins when they entered our confessional, I suggested the teacher have our students make lists. The next week when one student came to the confession, I could hear him unfolding paper. The youngest began, "I lied to my parents, I disobeyed my mother, I fought with my brother and...”There was a long pause. Then a small, angry voice said, "Hey, this isn't my list!"
由于我们教区学校的孩子们在进入忏悔室的时候经常会忘掉自己的过错,我建议老师们让学生列个小条。第二周,当一个学生来到忏悔室的时候,我可以听见他打开纸条的声音。最小的孩子开始忏悔了:“我骗了我爸爸妈妈,我没听妈妈的话,我和哥哥打架了……”停了很长一段时间,我们听到他用很小却愤怒的声音:“嗨,这不是我的纸条!”