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Making the most of Confession

Okay, how do you make the most of this awesome sacrament? I feel that I still have a great deal of maturing to do in this area. Please, give me your tips and techniques. :-)

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Permalink Reply by Kathy C. on February 22, 2010 at 11:12pm

I try to make sure that I can go at a time when I don't have my children with me at all. That way I can really have some quiet reflection time before I go. Then I do a through examination of conscience. Some churches will provide one for you to look over but if you want to prepare ahead of time there are a bunch of good ones on the internet if you just search for examination of conscience.

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Permalink Reply by theresa mcdermott on February 23, 2010 at 11:06pm

http://www.faithandfamilylive.com/
The Apostolate for Family Consecration has an awesome resource.. Louis DeMontfort's Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary. It has quite a few examination of conscience reviews. I totally recommend it and you definitely need some tome to prepare for a good confession.

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Permalink Reply by Catholic C on September 29, 2010 at 4:27pm

We all want to make the most of this sacrament. I find that a sheet with an examination of conscience is a tremendous help when I’m preparing for confession. However, if you’re looking for a something more, we have some books on penance. You may find “How to Make a Good Confession” helpful.