Theory and practice of the confessional
Publisher: Benziger Brothers
Published: 1905
Place of publication: New York; Cincinnati; Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 662
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PART I; title: PENANCE AS A VIRTUE AND AS A SACRAMENT; title: 1. The Virtue of Penance 17; title: 2. The Sacrament of Penance 20; title: 3. Necessity of the Sacrament of Penance 22; title: 4. Forgiveness of Venial Sin 29; title: 5. The Constituent Parts of the Sacrament of Penance in General 37; title: 6. The Remote Matter of the Sacrament of Penance in Particular 30; title: 7. The Form of the Sacrament 50; title: 8. Conditional Absolution 59; title: PART II; title: THE RECIPIENT OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE, OR THE ACTS OF THE PENITENT; title: 9. Who can Receive the Sacrament of Penance 70; title: CHAPTER I; title: CONTRITION; title: 10. Extent and Efficacy of Contrition 7 1; title: 11. The Essential Features of Perfect Contrition 76; title: 12. The Effects of Perfect Contrition and the Obligation of Procuring it 81; title: 13. Imperfect Contrition 88; title: 14. The Necessary Qualities of Contrition 98; title: 15. The Relation of Contrition to the Sacrament Ill; title: CHAPTER II; title: THE PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT; title: 16. Necessity and Nature of the Purpose of Amendment 121; title: 17. Properties of the Purpose of Amendment 126; title: 18. The Purpose of Amendment with regard to Venial Sin 133; title: CHAPTER III; title: CONFESSION; title: Article I. Essence, Necessity, and Properties of Confession; title: 19. Essence and Necessity of Confession 137; title: 20. Properties of Confession 138; title: Article II. The Integrity of the Confession; title: 21. Necessity of the Integrity of Confession 153; title: 22. Extent of the Integrity of Confession 157; title: 23. The Number of Sins in Confession 163; title: 24. The Confession of the Circumstances of Sins 166; title: 25. The Confession of Doubtful Sins 180; title: 26. Sins omitted through Forgetfulness or Other Causes not Blame-worthy 193; title: 27. Reasons Excusing from Complete Accusation 198; title: Article III. The Means to be employed in Order to make a Perfect Confession; title: 28. The Examination of Conscience 215; title: 29. Invalid Confessions 222; title: 30. General Confession 228; title: 31. The Manner of Hearing General Confession 238; title: 32. Plan for making a General Confession 245; title: CHAPTER IV; title: SATISFACTION; title: 33. The Imposition of Penance by the Confessor 256; title: 34. The Acceptance and Performance of the Penance by the Penitent 271; title: 35. The Commutation of the Penance 274; title: PART III; title: THE MINISTER OF THE SACRAMENT; title: Section I. The Powers of the Confessor; title: 36. Orders, Jurisdiction, Approbation 279; title: CHAPTER I; title: JURISDICTION; title: 37. The Minister of the Sacrament with Ordinary Jurisdiction 284; title: 38. The Minister of the Sacrament with Delegated Jurisdiction or Approbation 288; title: 39. JuristJictio Delegata Extraordinaria, or, the Supplying of Deficient Jurisdiction by the Church 300; title: 40. The Administration of the Sacrament of Penance to Members of Religious Orders 307; title: 41. Jurisdiction and Approbation for the Confessions of Nuns 311; title: CHAPTER II; title: LIMITATION OF JURISDICTION OR RESERVED CASES; title: 42. Reserved Cases in General 316; title: 43. The Papal Reserved Cases 326; title: 44. Absolution of Reserved Sins 340; title: CHAPTER III; title: ABUSE OF POWER BY THE MINISTER OF THE SACRAMENT; title: 45. Inquiring after the Name of the Accomplice in Sin 351; title: 46. The Absolution of the Complex in Peccato Turpi 354; title: 47. Sollicitallo Proprii Paenitenlis ad Turpia 364; title: Section II. The Office of the Confessor; title: CHAPTER I; title: THE ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE CONFESSOR IN THE EXERCISE OF HIS OFFICE; OR, THE CONFESSOR CONSIDERED IN HIS OFFICE OF JUDGE; title: 48. The Knowledge of the Sins 379; title: 49. The Nature of the Questions to be put to the Penitent 382; title: 50. The Examination of the Dispositions of the Penitent 398; title: 51. The Confessor's Duty in Disposing his Penitents 402; title: 52. The Duty of the Confessor to administer, to defer, or to refuse Absolution 407; title: CHAPTER II; title: THE ACCESSORY DUTIES OF THE CONFESSOR; title: Article I. The Preparation; title: 53. The Virtues which the Confessor must Possess 416; title: 54. The Scientific Equipment of the Confessor 424; title: 55. The Prudence of the Confessor 434; title: Article II. Duties of the Confessor during Confession; title: 56. The Duty of instructing and exhorting the Penitent (Munus Doctoris) 438; title: 57. The Duty of suggesting Remedies against Relapse (the Confessor as Physician) 448; title: CHAPTER III; title: THE DUTIES OF THE CONFESSOR AFTER THE CONFESSION; title: 58. The Duty of correcting Errors occurring in the Confession 460; title: 59. The Duty of preserving the Seal of Confession 466; title: 60. The Subject of the Seal of Confession 471; title: 61. The Object or Matter of the Seal of Confession 473; title: 62. Violations of the Seal 476; title: Section III. The Duties of the Confessor toward Different Classes of Penitents; title: CHAPTER I; title: THE TREATMENT OF PENITENTS IN DIFFERENT SPIRITUAL CONDITIONS; title: Article I. The Occasionarii; title: 63. Sinful Occasions and the Duty of avoiding them 487; title: 64. The Duties of the Confessor toward Penitents who are in Occasione Proximo, Voluntaria 493; title: 65. The Duties of the Confessor toward Penitents who are in Occasione Necessaria 496; title: 66. Some Commonly Occurring Occasions of Sin 501; title: Article II. Habitual and Relapsing Sinners; title: 67. Definition and Treatment of Habitual Sinners 518; title: 68. Relapse, and the Treatment of Relapsing Sinners 521; title: 69. Relapsing Sinners requiring Special Care 530; title: 70. Penitents aiming at Perfection 536; title: 71. Hypocritical Penitents 543; title: 72. Scrupulous Penitents 545; title: 73. Converts 555; title: CHAPTER II; title: THE TREATMENT OF PENITENTS IN DIFFERENT EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES; title: 74. The Confession of Children 561; title: 75. The Confession of Young Unmarried People 575; title: 76. The Confessor as Adviser in the Choice of a State of Life 583; title: 77. Betrothal and Marriage 592; title: 78. The Confessor's Attitude toward Mixed Marriages 600; title: 79. How to deal with Penitents joined in "Civil" Marriage only 607; title: 80. The Confessor's Conduct toward Women 608; title: 81. The Confessions of Men 614; title: 82. The Confession of Nuns 618; title: 83. The Confession of Priests 624; title: CHAPTER III; title: PENITENTS IN EXTREME DANGER; title: 84. The Importance of the Priest's Ministry at the Bedside of the Sick and the Dying 630; title: 85. The Confessions of the Sick 632; title: 86. Absolution of the Dying 645; title: TOPICAL INDEX 655