The Untapped Power of the Sacrament of Penance: A Priest's View

by Walsh, Christopher J.

• ISBN13: 9780867166583
• ISBN10: 0867166584
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-12
• Publisher: Servant Publications

Summary

When it comes to sin, no one's an innocent bystander. But do we really need to bring those sins to a priest in the Sacrament of Penance? Why? And what do priests think of the sacrament? Are they bored in the confessional? Distracted? Shocked by what they hear? As The Untapped Power of the Sacrament of Penancemakes clear, priests cherish the sacrament of reconciliation as a powerful movement of God's healing love. If you have abandoned the confessional out of fear or apathy or the conviction that you don't have any "real" sins to confess--or if you are merely a once- or twice-a-year penitent--this book will put you back on track. There's no time like the present to return to this remarkable source of God's mercy and grace.

Author Biography

Fr. Christopher J. Walsh is pastor of St. Joseph Church in Shelton, Connecticut, and adjunct professor of dogmatic theology at St. Joseph Seminary (Dunwoodie) in Yonkers, New York

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 1
Whatever Happened to the Sacrament of Penance?	p. 7
The Sacrament for Contemporary Catholics	p. 21
Popular Reasons for Avoiding Confession (and Why They Are Wrong)	p. 45
Why Do I Have to Confess My Sins to a Priest?	p. 65
Getting Back to Frequent Confession	p. 87
So Now You Are Ready for the Sacrament of Penance	p. 109
The Other Side of the Confessional	p. 131
Notes	p. 150
Index	p. 156
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