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CONTENTS 1. The Sound of Angels Cheering ........................................5 A culture of no regrets ........................................................6 Forgiveness in the Gospels ................................................7 The Early Church ..............................................................10 2. Dramas of Sin and Repentance ......................................13 Forgiveness after Baptism ................................................14 The Sacrament in the Early Church ..................................16 Penitence ..........................................................................18 Frequent Confession ........................................................19 Penance ............................................................................21 The New Rite of Reconciliation ......................................23 Individual Confession ......................................................25 3. The Good Sinner ..............................................................28 Contrition ..........................................................................28 The Importance of Remembering ....................................31 Remembering the Old Testament ....................................33 Remembering the New Testament ..................................36 The Examination of Conscience ......................................37 The Confession of Sins ....................................................40
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