Confession Toolkit

Making a Good Confession Confession, penance and reconciliation – all three words refer to the same sacrament offering the gift of God’s mercy and forgiveness. Think of it as CPR for the soul. In this toolkit you’ll find "CPR" instructions to help Catholics in experiencing the Lord's compassion in the sacrament.

Good Confession A Catholics Come Home site to help you learn about the sacrament, understand how to go to Confession, and learn how practically to live out the priest’s words in the confessional to "go and sin no more."	View
Confession Brochure	View
How to prepare for a good confession	View
Sample examination of conscience	View
The rite of reconciliation	View
An act of contrition What to pray after reconciliation	View

Folleto para la Confesión	Ver
Como preparar una buena confesión	Ver
Ejemplo de examen de conciencia	Ver
El rito de la confesión	Ver
Ejemplo de un acto de contrición	Ver

Guides and How To Videos Videos and audio resources on reconciliation including an archdiocesan perspective and Father Robert Barron on why you should go to confession.	View
Smartphone App Visit your app store to download “Confession: A Roman Catholic App,” which guides you through a personalized examination of conscience on your smartphone. Note: This app is not a substitute for the sacrament of reconciliation.