Catholic Reconciliation

In the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, God, through the person of the priest, grants us ____, forgiving us and welcoming us back.

• confession

• contrition

• absolution

• penance

The usual minister of the Sacrament of Reconciliation is a priest or bishop, but, in the case of dire necessity, a deacon may hear confessions as long as he has permission from the bishop. 

• True
• False

God's gift that helps us know right from wrong

• conscience
• sin
• venial sin
• mortal sin

___ is a very serious sin that turns us completely away from God because it is a choice we freely make to do something that we know is seriously wrong.

• Master sin

• Mortal sin

• Venial sin

• Volatile sin

Yes/No: If you're peer pressured into committing a sin, it's not that bad.

• Yes, that's correct

• No, it's still bad

• Maybe

• Get out of my face, lady!

Contrition is not necessary for a good confession. 

• True, all we need for good confession is a complete list of our sins.
• False, being sorry is actually the most important when going to confession.

You begin your confession with the

• apostles creed

• act of contrition

• sign of the cross

• act of faith

In the Sacrament of ____ the priest, in the name of Christ and the Church, and through the power of the Holy Spirit, grants the forgiveness of our sins.

• Anointing of the Sick

• Penance

• Marriage

• Eucharist

In Confession, when we confess our sin to the priest, we're really confessing our sins to ________.

• Ms Shaffer

• counselor

• Jesus Christ

• Mr. Donohoe

Which is more serious - venial sin or mortal sin??

• venial sin is more serious

• mortal sin is more serious

• they're equal

• Get out of my face, lady!