Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson as they answer questions from listeners about the sacrament of reconciliation.

Topics/Questions Covered in the Show:

• What differentiates the purgative, illuminative, and unitive stages of the interior life?
• Why must one go to confession if he or she is detached from habitual mortal and venial sin?
• What is the purpose or benefit of confessing venial sins frequently?
• What argument does Venerable Pope Pius XII make in favor of frequently confessing venial sins in his encyclical, Mystici Corporis Christi?
• When one reaches the "active night of the senses," is he or she free from habitual venial sin?
• Is is possible to be truly free from attachment to habitual mortal and venial sin?
• What should one do if he or she leaves the confessional feeling attacked, judged, or neglected?
• Should we go to a regular confessor to benefit most from confession?

Resources:

• Spiritualdirection.com - website
• EWTN Global Catholic Radio
• Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
• EWTN Religious Catalogue - online
• Divine Intimacy by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen
• Mystici Corporis Christi - Encyclical of Venerable Pope Pius XII on the Mystical Body of Christ
• Deliverance Prayers: For Use by the Laity by Fr. Chad Ripperger, PhD
• Text "get" to 38470 for an Examination of Conscience
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23 - USCCB Bible link
• Questions? Send an e-mail to Questions@myavila.com or call 818-646-7729. Please leave your name, location, and question(s).