Boxing Day found me reading "The Bishop's Man" by Lyndon MacIntyre, winner of the Giller Prize.

Unlike a mystery, that I didn't wish to put down...the Bishop's Man I found myself forcing myself to take breaks from in order to savour the prose.  Though I wished to read through, find out what had happened in Honduras, discover what would occur with the main characters, I also did not wish to read it too quickly.

I was wondering if there were any Roman Catholics, or those who had been raised Roman Catholic, or have studied, who would like to reflect on the concept of the Act of Contrition.

I had originally thought to put this thread in Religion & Faith..but, figured that it is likely to spin off into a review of the book..so have placed in popular culture..