FOREWORD BY
HANS URS VON BALTHASAR
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INTRODUCTION:
THE SEARCH FOR CONFESSION
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CONFESSION IN
THE LIFE OF THE LORD
Trinitarian
Foundation
The
Confessional Position of the Son
The Incarnation
Immaculata, Conception, and Birth
Childhood
Baptism in the
Jordan
The Temptation
His Public Life
Desert and
Mount of Olives
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THE CONFESSION
ON THE CROSS
Passion
Holy Saturday
Easter
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THE FOUNDING OF
CONFESSION
Its Institution
Binding and
Loosing
Its Prehistory
in the Life of the Lord
Childhood
Entrance into
Public life
The Miracles
Jesus’
Preaching
The Passion
From Easter to
Pentecost
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THE CHURCH AND
CONFESSION
Bride and
Confession
Confession
within the Framework of the Sacraments
Original Sin —
Confession — Church
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THE PENITENT
False Extremes
The Proper
Relationship to Confession
Belief in the
Efficacy of Confession
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TYPES OF
CONFESSION
The Confession
of Conversion
General
Confession
The Devotional
Confession
The Confession
of Priests
The Confession
of Religious
The Confession
of Contemplatives
The Confession
of Active Religious
The Confession
of Married Persons
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THE ACT OF
CONFESSION
The Legacy of
the Lord
Preparation
Contrition
Resolution
Confession
Exhortation
Absolution
The Performance
of Penance
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LIVING FROM THE
GRACE OF CONFESSION
The New Man
Confession and
Daily Life
Confession and
Mission
Confession and
Prayer
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THE OFFICE OF
CONFESSOR
Preparation
Hearing
Confession
The Exhortation
Spiritual
Direction
The Prayers of
Confession
After
Confession
Bound Sin
The Seal of
Confession
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THE CONFESSION
OF THE SAINTS
Francis
Little Thérèse
Aloysius
The Mother of
God
