"Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works." - St. Thomas Aquinas
Hahn, Scott. Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession. Doubleday Religion: New York, 2005. Hahn's newest book is a defense of the Catholic sacrament of reconciliation (which he always calls by its older names of confession or penance) as well as a source of practical instructions for those unaccustomed to confessing.
The ritual of confession and penance will factor heavily into my narrative.
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