St. Francis de Sales' Guide to Reconciliation

St. Francis de Sales' Guide to Reconciliation: For St. Francis the sacrament of Reconciliation (aka Confes­sion) affords us the opportunity to experience divine compassion directly. In a “memo” in which he provides pastoral advice about Confession to the priests in his diocese, the saint emphasizes the sacrament’s salutary power. He reckons that “confession and penance render a man infinitely more honorable than …