Have you ever done something you deeply regretted? Maybe it was a harsh word, a broken promise, or something you hoped no one would ever find out about. You carried it around, hoping it would go away. But it didn’t.

That weight we carry? That’s guilt. And whether we call it that or not, every human being knows the feeling. Today, we’re exploring an ancient and still deeply relevant practice that speaks to that very experience: Catholic sacrament of Reconciliation, also commonly known as confessions.