95 How to Make a Good Confession

For College Catholics

Want to make a good confession…? Whether you haven’t been to confession for several years, or whether you go a couple of times a month, you might want to make sure your confession is valid, spiritually effective and pleasing to God. So, here’s a quick guide to making a good, productive confession—and the first recommendation is to “Go do it!”.

- Here is a link to a simple Examination of Conscience. The text includes an “Act of Contrition” and the “Sacramental Absolution” that the priest should say when absolving you: https://www.mileschristi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Blog-013-Examination-of-Conscience-Linked-Text.pdf

- Here is a summary on how to make a good confession: https://www.mileschristi.org/how-to-make-a-good-confession/

- Fr. Patrick Wainwright is a priest of Miles Christi, a Catholic Religious Order.

- Visit the Miles Christi Religious Order website: https://www.mileschristi.org

- This Podcast’s Website: https://www.forcollegecatholics.org

- To learn about the Spiritual Exercises (silent weekend retreat) preached by the Priests of Miles Christi, visit: https://www.mileschristi.org/spiritual-exercises/

- Read other similar Blog Posts here: https://www.mileschristi.org/blog/

- Recorded at our Family Center in South Lyon, Michigan.

- Planning, recording, editing and publishing by Fr. Patrick Wainwright, MC.

- Gear: Shure MV7 USB dynamic microphone.

- Intro music from pond5.com