Jesus told his Apostles in John 20:23 “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”  The Church has understood from her Sacred Tradition that this was how Jesus established the Sacrament of Penance & Reconciliation.

This page contains resources from both near and far for those of you who wish to make a better confession or to better understand this Sacrament.

Repent & Clear the Way of the Lord – a homily by Fr. Francis Chirackal, CMI (requires Acrobat Reader)

Penance and Reconciliation Q & A

Examination of Conscience (Source:  Evangelization Commission of the Diocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad)

Confession (a short story) by Benjamin Ludwig

The Early Church Fathers on Confession