For many, the sacrament of confession can be seen as a very scary experience, it is easy for us to feel as though we will be cast out and receive a fiery judgement from God. That's not what confession is about at all. I invite you to watch this presentation which gives a great perspective where we learn that confession is not a place of defeat but of victory. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out.
Ok so we sin, so why the need to confess to a priest? "I could just simply talk to God myself", yup you can and you should continually go to God at all moments, but we have been given this great gift so why not use it? Watch this video to learn more about why we confess to priests.
When we come to see the beauty of confession we can begin to see the need to make a good confession. It is important to start to reflect upon our sinfullness so that we can begin to make the move away from it.