Pardon and Peace

"Answers all your questions, and not only that, any others you could possibly think of about Confession." -Caryll Houselander

Guide to getting the full spiritual and mental benefits from Confession.

Father Alfred Wilson, a pastor of souls and popular spiritual writer, wrote that the psychological benefits of Confession are of a piece with its moral benefits-and can only be fully enjoyed when the penitent approaches the sacrament in the proper spirit. In Pardon and Peace, originally published back in the late 1940s, Father Wilson captivated audiences with insights like these...
-Find yourself confessing the same sins over and over? Here's the reason-and helpful advice
-Types of inaccurate confession
-If your examination of conscience tends to be a lengthy ordeal then here's what you're doing wrong
-Two chief considerations for weighing the gravity of a sin
-Three conditions that must be present for a sin to be mortal
-Four guidelines for confessing venial sins
-Common excuses for avoiding Confession
-How to confess a sin of impurity
-"Nothing to tell"? You might not be searching properly

CONTENTS
I. A Load Off Your Mind
II. Easy Terms
III. Tonic: Penance as a Keep-fit Sacrament
IV. Topsy-turvy Tactics
V. Preparing the Brief
VI. Letting in the Light
VII. Blinkers
VIII. Sidelights on Self
IX. Fuddle and Fif
X. Feelings and Phobias
XI. Bogeys
XII. Crocodile Tears
XIII. Remorse and Repentance
XIV. Tempered Optimism
XV. I Will Repay
XVI. The Centre of Gravity
XVII. Inside the Sacred Tribunal
XVIII. The Divine Confessor
Appendices:
A. What Will He Think?
B. Why Confess Sins Again?
C. Practical Cases