The Handy Little Guide to Confession

Confession. Reconciliation. Penance.

It's a sacrament with many names, but most of us seem to have a similar reaction to it: Do I have to go? It's been too long. Doesn't God already know I'm sorry? I don't remember how to do it. I'm embarrassed. I'm scared.

Michelle Schroeder has been there. She admits to skipping Reconciliation for years]€]until she realized that, to experience God's mercy most fully, she needed to ask for it.

Here, in non-sugar-coated language, she encourages you to:

• See and understand why Confession is necessary in the first place

• Acknowledge what's holding you back from going

• Brush up on your examination of conscience

• Get over it and go: You'll be glad you did

• Discover the amazing benefits of Confession

• Forgive yourself as God forgives you

In this easy-to-read booklet, you'll gain the confidence you need to return to the Sacrament of Confession, where you will experience God's mercy and unconditional forgiveness.