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Apostolic Constitution on Penance - Paenitemini
The significance and importance of the divine precept of penitence, as issued by Pope Paul VI. It is described as a religious, personal act which has as its aim love and surrender to God.
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Article on The Sacrament Of Reconciliation
Fr. Bart Pastor explores this Sacrament from many different perspectives referring to it as Confession, Forgiveness, Conversion, Penance, Reconciliation while analyzing various aspects of each.
www.sfspirit.com
Devotion to the Sacrament of Forgiveness
The author assigns the names of Mercy and Forgiveness to the Sacrament of Penance, sets out some assumptions about it and proposes some remedies for problems within its practice.
www.catholicplanet.com
Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, NJ, says: "... one of the greatest gifts that God gives us is the gift of peace," and then expands on this throughout his Letter.
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Letter of Pope John Paul II to Cardinal Baum regarding Confession: it must be humble, complete and accompanied by a firm purpose of amendment.
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Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II. The big picture on penance, conversion, and reconciliation.
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Full text, with concordances and word frequency lists. Each paragraph in its own file.
www.intratext.com
The author gives some background information and presents the Sacrament of Penance as it is practiced today.
www.spiritualitytoday.org
A pastoral letter on conscience, reconciliation, Gods Mercy as expressed by the Sacrament of Penance, and the Great Jubilee, by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. of Denver CO.
www.archden.org
Declaration of Paul VI, 1972, on the proper use of general absolution in Sacramental Reconciliation.
www.rc.net
A presentation of Confession the way it was before the reforms of Vatican II, reviewing the various channels of grace conferred by it, preparation guidelines and a list of some of the possible sins.
www.medugorje.com
Sacrament of Reconciliation: How to Confess Sins
Fr. Phil Bloom: "Confession is one of the beautiful gifts that Jesus has given to his church," and proceeds to explain his sentence and the healing it provides the penitent.
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Confession and the Ten Commandments
A review of the Ten Commandments in question format to help in making a good Confession
catholic-church.org
An examination of conscience that uses a delightful meditation process that can help accept the Sacrament of Confession in the manner that Jesus would probably want it to be accepted.
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Reflections on the Sacrament of Penance/Reconciliaition
A short reflection on how to approach, partake in and conclude a session of, the Sacramental Confession with a Priest.
www.rpinet.com