{"product_id":"how-to-make-a-good-confession-a-pocket-guide-to-reconciliation-with-god-9781928832294","title":"How to Make a Good Confession: A Pocket Guide to Reconciliation with God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to make your Confessions less difficult and more fruitful.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you still drag your feet about going to Confession, here's the help you need to enable you to overcome your reluctance and open your soul to the vast reservoir of mercy found in Confession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis down-to-earth, practical guide shows you how to transform your confessions from embarrassing moments in a dark room into profound experiences of God's love. The author, Fr. John Kane, provides solid guidelines for how you can (and must) make the most effective possible use of the sacrament of Reconciliation. Even better, he shows you how to carry the grace of Confession into your daily life, so that you'll start winning - consistently - your battles against sin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book you can return to again and again in order to renew your sense of God's mercy - as well as to gain Fr. Kane's help in examining your conscience and bringing your life into greater conformity with the light of the gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet Fr. Kane's help to confess well and avoid sin: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne truth you must realize, or you'll never drive sin from your soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo reasons why God forgives sin, but still punishes the sinner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree characteristics of the truly forgiven sinner: do you have them?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour past sins: startling ways they can help you love God more today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue repentance and its counterfeits: three ways to find the genuine article\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to tell whether you're sorry for your sins - even if you don't feel sorry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe embarrassment of going to Confession - how it can actually help you imitate Christ!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe heavy price of your sins: no, you probably don't realize it, and yes, it's worse than you think\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy hating sin does not mean hating the sinner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy true saints will always consider themselves sinners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSorrow for sin: how it deepens your compassion for others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to take advantage of Lent each year to overcome your sins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more that will help you get more spiritual fruit out of Confession than you may even have thought was possible!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Philadelphia in 1883, John Kane attended St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, and St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, and was ordained for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1912. Fr. Kane was the first pastor in his archdiocese to introduce all-night adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. He initiated a weekly adult religion class in his parish. He died in 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631711785234,"sku":"9781928832294","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eb32185e-71d2-40bf-9828-5a4ce8778c8c.jpg?v=1732780852","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-make-a-good-confession-a-pocket-guide-to-reconciliation-with-god-9781928832294","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}