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As a recent convert, I’m still learning the importance of the different sacraments, and why they are important to us. One common sacrament is confession. Today, I had the opportunity to go to mass at the Cathedral located next to my Diocese. By one of the confessionals, I saw this pamphlet titled “An Examination of Conscience”. Out of my own curiosity, I picked it up and began reading through it as I waited for my turn. I even used it during my confession. I’d like to share with you some of the questions to help you make a good confession.
In regard to myself, my life, my energies:
Have I used the energies and talents God game me to their fullest?
Have I been too proud to admit that I was wrong and ask for forgiveness of:
my spouse?
a friend?
a parent?
an employee or employer?
Do I realize I am not perfect or always right?
Have I been self-satisfied and unwilling to change or improve my habits?
Have I tried to be important in front of my family and friends?
Have I let greed and misery make me want so many useless things?
In regard to my relationships:
Have I lived in such a way that others are drawn to Christ by my example?
Have I extended to others both acceptance and constructive criticism?
Do I have the ability to tolerate the imperfections and quirks of others?
Am I spiteful or do I seek revenge when I am offended by another?
Have I refused to make peace with another?
In regard to my family:
Do I make choices in favor of myself instead of considering the needs of others?
Have I been willing to help heal wounds?
Have I acted in bitterness? Have I refused to forgive and forget?
In regard to my relationship with society:
Do I tolerate or do I actively seek and work for a change for the better?
When I am with others, do i use it as an opportunity to show forth that I believe in the Gospel?
Do I speak out and act in support of those who are victims of prejudice?
Have I driven under the influence of alcohol or drugs?
In regard to my relationship with God and His call to me in community:
Do I recognize my need for, and dependancy upon, God?
Am I honest in my prayer to God?
Do I realize my own capacity for sin?
Do I seek to answer the Christian call to worship in community through Mass and the Sacraments?
Do I let God be God for me or do I seek to manipulate God through my prayers?
Do I turn to God only in need?
Have I been faithful to my vocation?
Single Life -
Have I remained faithful to:
God
Self
Others
Am I fostering my spiritual life daily?
Do I refrain from self-gratification?
If in a relationship, do I abstain from sexual activity as a means of respecting God’s will and proving to myself and friend/fiance that:
not only cna I be faithful to my chastity before marriage, but:
the strength which enables me to say NO now will be the same strength that will enable me to say NO to another once we’re married?
Fidelity to one’s spouse is a four-fold obligation:
Spiritual Fidelity
Emotional Fidelity
Psychological Fidelity
Sexual Fidelity
Do I pray regularly with my spouse (in addition to Sunday Mass)?
Do I share with my friends or peers frustrations which should rightly be shared first/only with my spouse?
Am I attentive to my spouse in conversations and discussions, or do I patronize?
Have I been with another person in a way I should only be with my spouse?
I hope everyone can find this useful in some way, and thank you for taking the time to read it. God Bless you all!!
In regard to myself, my life, my energies:
Have I used the energies and talents God game me to their fullest?
Have I been too proud to admit that I was wrong and ask for forgiveness of:
my spouse?
a friend?
a parent?
an employee or employer?
Do I realize I am not perfect or always right?
Have I been self-satisfied and unwilling to change or improve my habits?
Have I tried to be important in front of my family and friends?
Have I let greed and misery make me want so many useless things?
In regard to my relationships:
Have I lived in such a way that others are drawn to Christ by my example?
Have I extended to others both acceptance and constructive criticism?
Do I have the ability to tolerate the imperfections and quirks of others?
Am I spiteful or do I seek revenge when I am offended by another?
Have I refused to make peace with another?
In regard to my family:
Do I make choices in favor of myself instead of considering the needs of others?
Have I been willing to help heal wounds?
Have I acted in bitterness? Have I refused to forgive and forget?
In regard to my relationship with society:
Do I tolerate or do I actively seek and work for a change for the better?
When I am with others, do i use it as an opportunity to show forth that I believe in the Gospel?
Do I speak out and act in support of those who are victims of prejudice?
Have I driven under the influence of alcohol or drugs?
In regard to my relationship with God and His call to me in community:
Do I recognize my need for, and dependancy upon, God?
Am I honest in my prayer to God?
Do I realize my own capacity for sin?
Do I seek to answer the Christian call to worship in community through Mass and the Sacraments?
Do I let God be God for me or do I seek to manipulate God through my prayers?
Do I turn to God only in need?
Have I been faithful to my vocation?
Single Life -
Have I remained faithful to:
God
Self
Others
Am I fostering my spiritual life daily?
Do I refrain from self-gratification?
If in a relationship, do I abstain from sexual activity as a means of respecting God’s will and proving to myself and friend/fiance that:
not only cna I be faithful to my chastity before marriage, but:
the strength which enables me to say NO now will be the same strength that will enable me to say NO to another once we’re married?
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**Married Life -**Spiritual Fidelity
Emotional Fidelity
Psychological Fidelity
Sexual Fidelity
Do I pray regularly with my spouse (in addition to Sunday Mass)?
Do I share with my friends or peers frustrations which should rightly be shared first/only with my spouse?
Am I attentive to my spouse in conversations and discussions, or do I patronize?
Have I been with another person in a way I should only be with my spouse?
I hope everyone can find this useful in some way, and thank you for taking the time to read it. God Bless you all!!
