{"product_id":"guidebook-for-confessors","title":"Guidebook for Confessors","description":"\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--16693956280497__main\" class=\"shopify-section t4s-section t4s-section-main t4s-section-main-product t4s_tp_flickity\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t4s-product-tabs-wrapper t4s-product-tabs-wrapper-template--16693956280497__main is--tab-design__tab is--tab-design-mb__accordion is--tab-layout__full is--tab-position__external\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t4s-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t4s-tabs t4s-type-tabs t4s-accordion-mb-true t4s-tabs-enabled t4s-tabs-accordion-enabled\" data-t4s-tabs=\"\" data-t4s-accordion-pr=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t4s-tab-wrapper t4s-active\" data-t4s-tab-wrapper=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"t4s_tab_f36d9610-5c3b-4ed4-afe8-69f528624cd5\" class=\"t4s-tab-content t4s-active\" data-t4s-tab-content=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Guidebook for Confessors was written to help Catholic priests appreciate better the beauty and power of Confession and to administer it more effectively to the faithful. Beginning with the Gospel call to holiness for all souls, it points out ways for confessors to serve the faithful by helping them to acknowledge their sins and to confess them sincerely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong other features, the book includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeading insights of classical moral theology on the nature of the human person, including knowledge, free will, and responsibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical ideas on how to catechize and motivate people to use the sacrament of God's mercy more frequently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffective experience in giving advice to many different kinds of people: old and young, married and single, penitents with special needs such as recidivists, those with addictions or mental disorders, and the scrupulous or lax.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggestions on helping penitents to make complete and sincere confessions, especially in the area of personal and marital chastity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecific approaches to guide and support persons to live faith, hope, charity, and justice, based on real contemporary situations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree informative appendices which include leading quotes from the Magisterium on the Sacrament of Penance, a description of censured sins from the Code of Canon Law, and excerpts from the Holy See's \u003cem\u003eVademecum for Confessors\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRev. Michael E. Giesler's Guidebook for Confessors draws ideas from the long and proven tradition of holy and effective confessors in the Catholic Church, along with spiritual insights of saints such as John of the Cross, Philip Neri, John Vianney, and Josemaría Escrivá. In addition, insightful quotations from the recent writings of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI are offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--16693956280497__1783349649bb5803e0\" class=\"shopify-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-block-Ac1JhcE54ZXlUVGIvd__selleasy_lb_upsell_widget_ba_yeJVAF\" class=\"shopify-block shopify-app-block lb-widget-ba\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scepter Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68360874230003,"sku":"346-70911","price":26.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/0294\/5523\/files\/scepter-1008.webp?v=1793744679","url":"https:\/\/standrewschurchsupply.biz\/fr\/products\/guidebook-for-confessors","provider":"St. Andrew’s Book, Gift, \u0026 Church Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}