A Study on the Sacrament of Confession

09/01/2020
|By Fr. Arthur Nicolas Hlebnikian, EP

Course Summary

 

St John says: “If we say we have no sin, … the truth is not in us” (1 Jn 20:19).

 

Nothing could be more foolish than to live in sin and deserve eternal punishment.

 

Our life would be a failure, and we would be condemned forever.

 

The only reasonable thing is to look for the solution in the sacrament of penance.

 

To understand this solution is the purpose of these classes.

 

Fr. Arthur Nicolas Hlebnikian, EP Fr. Arthur Nicolas Hlebnikian, EP

Rev. Fr. Arthur Nicolas Hlebnikian, EP is a priest and is a member of the chapter of the Clerical Society of Apostolic Life Virgo Flos Carmeli. He has dedicated his life to evangelization with a particular accent on the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He has travelled extensively through the three Americas, Africa and Europe. He is a native of Uruguay and is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese. He presently resides at the Mother House of the Heralds of the Gospel in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Course lessons

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Lesson 1: The Beauty of Jesus´ Forgiveness

We examine two judgements: our Particular Judgment and our Last Judgement. St. John in his first letter says: “God is love”, and…
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Lesson 2: When was this Sacrament Instituted?

So great was Jesus´ ardent desire to institute the sacrament of forgiveness, that He did it on the same day of His Resurrection (Jo 20). On what may have been…
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Lesson 3: The Unimaginable Love of God

Jesus said to Sister Josefa Menendez in France: “Sinners must never think that there is no remedy for them…” He personally paid the highest…
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Lesson 4: Sin and Its Consequences

When we sin, we offend God, our conscience and the order of the universe. We disfigure the image of God in which we were created (Gn 1). We destroy the…
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Lesson 5: How to make a Good Confession

In this lesson you will find the necessary practical advice for a good confession. It may look difficult, but actually it is very easy. Listen to your…
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Lesson 6: At Confession: What Feelings Should I Have in my Heart?

The great King David, from whom Jesus descended, was a sinner. Nevertheless, he confessed his sin and was forgiven. In Psalm 51 he says…
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Lesson 7: After Confession: How Much Should I Thank God?

You have been forgiven; you can consider yourself the happiest person on earth. Nothing will give you more peace than hearing Jesus saying…

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