Theory and practice of the confessional

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Author

Schieler, Caspar E. (Caspar Erich), 1851-1934

Title

Theory and practice of the confessional : A guide in the administration of the sacrament of penance

Original Publication

New York: Benziger Brothers, 1905.

Credits

Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Language

English

LoC Class

BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements

Subject

Penance

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77819

Release Date

January 30, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.INTRODUCTION
3. 3.EDITOR’S PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE CONFESSIONAL — Part I PENANCE AS A VIRTUE AND AS A SACRAMENT — 1. The Virtue of Penance. — 2. The Sacrament of Penance. — 3. Necessity of the Sacrament of Penance. — 4. Forgiveness of Venial Sin. — 5. The Constituent Parts of the Sacrament of Penance in General. — 6. Of the Remote Matter of the Sacrament of Penance in Particular. — 7. The Form of the Sacrament. — 8. Conditional Absolution.
6. 6.Part II THE RECIPIENT OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE, OR THE ACTS OF THE PENITENT — 9. Who can Receive the Sacrament of Penance.
7. 7.CHAPTER I CONTRITION — 10. Extent and Efficacy of Contrition. — 11. The Essential Features of Perfect Contrition. — 12. The Effects of Perfect Contrition and the Obligation of Procuring it. — 13. Imperfect Contrition. — 14. The Necessary Qualities of Contrition. — 15. The Relation of Contrition to the Sacrament.
8. 8.CHAPTER II THE PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT — 16. Necessity and Nature of the Purpose of Amendment. — 17. Properties of the Purpose of Amendment. — 18. The Purpose of Amendment with regard to Venial Sin.
9. 9.CHAPTER III CONFESSION — Article I ESSENCE, NECESSITY, AND PROPERTIES OF CONFESSION — Article II THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONFESSION — Article III THE MEANS TO BE EMPLOYED IN ORDER TO MAKE A PERFECT CONFESSION
10. 10.CHAPTER IV SATISFACTION — 33. The Imposition of Penance by the Confessor. — 34. The Acceptance and Performance of the Penance by the Penitent. — 35. The Commutation of the Penance.
11. 11.Part III THE MINISTER OF THE SACRAMENT
12. 12.Section I THE POWERS OF THE CONFESSOR — 36. Orders, Jurisdiction, Approbation.
13. 13.CHAPTER I JURISDICTION
14. 14.CHAPTER II LIMITATION OF JURISDICTION OR RESERVED CASES
15. 15.CHAPTER III ABUSE OF POWER BY THE MINISTER OF THE SACRAMENT
16. 16.Section II THE OFFICE OF THE CONFESSOR
17. 17.CHAPTER I THE ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE CONFESSOR IN THE EXERCISE OF HIS OFFICE; OR, THE CONFESSOR CONSIDERED IN HIS OFFICE OF JUDGE
18. 18.CHAPTER II THE ACCESSORY DUTIES OF THE CONFESSOR
19. 19.CHAPTER III THE DUTIES OF THE CONFESSOR AFTER THE CONFESSION
20. 20.Section III THE DUTIES OF THE CONFESSOR TOWARD DIFFERENT CLASSES OF PENITENTS
21. 21.CHAPTER I THE TREATMENT OF PENITENTS IN DIFFERENT SPIRITUAL CONDITIONS
22. 22.CHAPTER II THE TREATMENT OF PENITENTS IN DIFFERENT EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES
23. 23.CHAPTER III PENITENTS IN EXTREME DANGER
24. 24.FOOTNOTES
25. 25.TOPICAL INDEX

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