A Pocket Guide to Confession
A Pocket Guide to Confession

Author: Michael Dubruiel

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Published: 2007-09-07

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1612781853

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This pocket guide is meant to serve as an aid to such a varied group as those who: Confess regularly Are becoming Catholic Are making their First Confession Have been away from this sacrament for some time Are waiting for a "sign" that God can forgive whatever horrible sin has been committed You will find: Answers to basic questions about Confession Help in preparing to make a good Confession by examining your conscience and praying before you celebrate the sacrament A walk through the sacrament How to use the experience of the Apostle Peter as a model for your own ongoing conversion to Jesus Christ.

Confess Your Sins
Confess Your Sins

Author: John Stott

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2017-07-03

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1467447846

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An evangelical classic for a new generation of Christian readers Back in print for the first time in many years, John Stott's classic treatise on confession discusses a neglected Christian practice. Though the Bible clearly teaches that confession is a necessary part of the redemption story, many Christians are uncertain how and to whom they should confess their sins. Stott offers vital answers in Confess Your Sins: The Way of Reconciliation. After presenting the necessity of confession, Stott distinguishes between three types of confession—in secret to God, in private to a person whom our sin has injured, and in public in the presence of a Christian congregation. He shows how this threefold distinction is biblically grounded, and he critically examines the practice of confessing to a priest. Offering assurance of forgiveness to Christians, this little book opens the door to fruitful conversation about the practice of confession.

The Reformation of Historical Thought
The Reformation of Historical Thought

Author: Mark A. Lotito

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-09-16

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 900434795X

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In The Reformation of Historical Thought, Mark Lotito re-examines the development of Western historiography by concentrating on Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) and his universal history, Carion’s Chronicle (1532), which transformed the early modern understanding of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Value of Confession (Classic Reprint)
The Value of Confession (Classic Reprint)

Author: Selden Peabody Delany

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-25

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781527690912

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Excerpt from The Value of Confession The natural instinct of normal-minded people is to share with their friends and with mankind in general any good thing they have discovered. If we have been stimulated or inspired by a book or a play, for example, we hasten to tell our friends about it. It would be inhuman to keep it to ourselves. There is no reason why this principle should not apply to religious practices which we have found helpful and satisfying. Would you not feel grateful to any man who had made a thorough trial of some religious practice unknown or untried by you, and found it helpful, if he should tell you about it? Most people would. Therefore it is here proposed to take up sacra mental confession from this standpoint. There are many Christians who have found it a practice well worth while. They are convinced that one's religious experience must be meagre and incomplete without it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

How to Make a Good Confession
How to Make a Good Confession

Author: Fr John A Kane

Publisher: Sophia Institute Press

Published: 2001-04-04

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781622820313

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How to make your Confessions less difficult and more fruitful If you still drag your feet about going to Confession, here's the help you need to enable you to overcome your reluctance and open your soul to the vast reservoir of mercy found in Confession. This down-to-earth, practical guide shows you how to transform your confessions from embarrassing moments in a dark room into profound experiences of God's love. The author, Fr. John Kane, provides solid guidelines for how you can (and must) make the most effective possible use of the sacrament of Reconciliation. Even better, he shows you how to carry the grace of Confession into your daily life, so that you'll start winning — consistently — your battles against sin. This is a book you can return to again and again in order to renew your sense of God's mercy — as well as to gain Fr. Kane's help in examining your conscience and bringing your life into greater conformity with the light of the gospel. Get Fr. Kane's help to confess well and avoid sin: One truth you must realize, or you'll never drive sin from your soul Two reasons why God forgives sin, but still punishes the sinner Three characteristics of the truly forgiven sinner: do you have them? Your past sins: startling ways they can help you love God more today True repentance and its counterfeits: three ways to find the genuine article How to tell whether you're sorry for your sins — even if you don't feel sorry The embarrassment of going to Confession — how it can actually help you imitate Christ! The heavy price of your sins: no, you probably don't realize it, and yes, it's worse than you think Why hating sin does not mean hating the sinner Why true saints will always consider themselves sinners Sorrow for sin: how it deepens your compassion for others How to take advantage of Lent each year to overcome your sins And much more that will help you get more spiritual fruit out of Confession than you may even have thought was possible! "It is a great thing to make a good confession, and this is a good book about how to do it." Fr. George William Rutler "This magnificent handbook helps you deepen your repentance and make it lasting. Don't go to Confession without it!" Patrick Madrid "Teaches us not only how to go to Confession, but also how to stir up sentiments of repentance and purpose of amendment that are necessary to receive the sacrament fruitfully. Worth reading again and again." Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J. "Can help a person get into the salutary habit of a regular celebration of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation." Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P. "A marvelous book. Can provide spiritual nourishment throughout the whole process of repentance, confession, and spiritual growth." Fr. Mitchell Pacwa, S.J. "A welcome blessing. It offers a fine examination of conscience, ideally presented to meet today's needs." Fr. Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R.