Pardon and Peace

"Answers all your questions, and not only that, any others you could possibly think of about Confession."
-Caryll Houselander



Guide to getting the full spiritual and mental benefits from Confession.



Father Alfred Wilson, a pastor of souls and popular spiritual writer, wrote that the psychological benefits of Confession are of a piece with its moral benefits-and can only be fully enjoyed when the penitent approaches the sacrament in the proper spirit. In Pardon and Peace, originally published back in the late 1940s, Father Wilson captivated audiences with insights like these...


-Find yourself confessing the same sins over and over? Here's the reason-and helpful advice

-Types of inaccurate confession

-If your examination of conscience tends to be a lengthy ordeal then here's what you're doing wrong

-Two chief considerations for weighing the gravity of a sin

-Three conditions that must be present for a sin to be mortal

-Four guidelines for confessing venial sins

-Common excuses for avoiding Confession

-How to confess a sin of impurity

-"Nothing to tell"? You might not be searching properly




CONTENTS

I. A Load Off Your Mind

II. Easy Terms

III. Tonic: Penance as a Keep-fit Sacrament

IV. Topsy-turvy Tactics

V. Preparing the Brief

VI. Letting in the Light

VII. Blinkers

VIII. Sidelights on Self

IX. Fuddle and Fif

X. Feelings and Phobias

XI. Bogeys

XII. Crocodile Tears

XIII. Remorse and Repentance

XIV. Tempered Optimism

XV. I Will Repay

XVI. The Centre of Gravity

XVII. Inside the Sacred Tribunal

XVIII. The Divine Confessor

Appendices:

A. What Will He Think?

B. Why Confess Sins Again?

C. Practical Cases