A Confessor’s Handbook

by Kurt Stasiak

Publisher:

Paulist Press

, 2010

Overview

For many years, A Confessor’s Handbook has been the indispensable guide for priests and seminarians on the sacrament of Reconciliation. There are many books for priests on preaching, leadership, liturgy, spiritual direction, and counseling, but A Confessor’s Handbook focuses specifically on the priest’s ministry as confessor. This essential book is not limited to general principles, but offers a rich trove of practical examples drawn from the author’s decades of experience as a priest and confessor. This revised and expanded edition remains as insightful and faithful to church teaching as the first, but also addresses the challenges of hearing confessions in the twenty-first century. It includes a new appendix on Reconciliation for priests, and contains the whole text of the Pontifical Council for the Family’s Vademecum for Confessors. Priests, seminarians, and even lay people who wish to make the most of their sacramental experience will find that they cannot do without this book.

Contents

Top Highlights

“And in no other sacrament are both minister and recipient encouraged to take the initiative in making this a personal encounter.” (Page 11)

“Confession is not only about the forgiveness of sins. It is about conversion of life. Confession involves more than our expression of regret for our past. It calls us to express our hope for the future.” (Page 25)

“What (more) do we need to know that would help us minister to this person?” (Page 18)

“The most important words we can say are the words of Christ and his Church: words of pardon, peace, and reconciliation.” (Page 15)

“let’s be thankful that God listens to us. Let’s be thankful that God is here, with us every day, every hour” (Page 34)

Product Details

• Title: A Confessor’s Handbook
• Author: Kurt Stasiak
• Edition: Revised and Expanded Edition
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Confession › Catholic Church
• ISBNs: 9780809146758, 0809146754
• Resource ID: LLS:CNFSSRSHNDBK
• Resource Type: text.monograph.handbook
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:27:22Z

About Kurt Stasiak

Kurt Stasiak, OSB, is a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey. He serves as professor of sacramental-liturgical theology and as a spiritual director at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in Indiana.