Catholic Intro OCIA Session 9 Reconciliation – Healing Through Confession and God’s Mercy (https://www.smartguy.com/) Welcome back! You’ve already explored Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist - the sacraments that bring us into the Church and nourish us with God’s life. Today we’re turning to a sacrament that restores us when we fall: Reconciliation, also known as Confession or Penance. Let’s be honest: this sacrament has a reputation. For some, it’s the one they fear most. Others haven’t gone in years. Some picture it as a Catholic guilt machine where you sit in a dark box and list your failures to a stranger. But here’s the truth: Reconciliation is not about shame. It’s about freedom. It’s not about dwelling on sin. It’s about letting Christ lift the burden.