1. Confession is telling our sins to the priest in the sacrament of Penance.
2. Contrition is being sorry for our sins and promising not to sin again.
3. A penance is a prayer or kind act we do to make up for our sins.
4. Absolution is the forgiveness of our sins by the priest in the Sacrament of Penance.
5. In the Sacrament of Penance we go alone to tell our sins to the priest.
6. Our parish community sometimes gathers to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance together.
7. In the Sacrament of Penance, the priest always forgives us in the name of Jesus.
8. Jesus always wants us to forgive others.
9. Jesus told Peter to forgive his brother seventy seven times. Be able to tell what Jesus really meant when he said this. 
10. Be able to write a story about or draw a picture of friends forgiving one another.

1.  Sin separates us from God and one another

2.  Reconciliation means coming back together.

3.  We receive and celebrate God’s forgiveness in the Sacrament of Penance.

4.  A conscience is a gift that God has given to all of us.

5.  Our conscience helps us to know what is right and what is wrong. 

6.  Penance is a sacrament of forgiveness

7.  Contrition is another word for sorrow. 

8.  The Act of Contrition is a prayer of sorrow. 

9.  Students should be able to retell the story of the shepherd and his lost sheep and relate it to God’s love and forgiveness. 

10. Students should be able to write words or draw pictures that show people at peace with God, themselves, and others.

1. Jesus wants us to follow the commandments.

2. Our friendship with God is hurt by sin. 

3. Mercy is another word for God's love and forgiveness. 

4. Jesus told us that God loves us and is ready to forgive us.

5. Sin is any thought, word, or act that we freely choose to commit even though we know that it is wrong.

6. Free will is God's gift to us that allows us to make choices.

7. A venial sin is a sin that hurts our friendship with God.

8.  A mortal sin is a sin that breaks our friendship with God.

9. Jesus told a story about a father who loved and forgave his son. Be able to use words or pictures to retell the story.

10. Remember that good choices show your love for God, yourself, and others. Be able to draw a picture showing yourself making a good choice.

1. Jesus’ teaching to love God and others is the Great Commandment.
2. The Ten Commandments are special laws that God gave his people.
3. Jesus taught us to love God, ourselves, and others.
4. In Commandments 1, 2, and 3 we learn ways to love God.
5. In Commandments 4 through 10 we learn ways to love ourselves and others.
6. The Commandment- Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day- reminds us to join our parish each Saturday evening or Sunday for Mass.
7. The Commandment you shall not steal reminds us to care for our own things and not to take things from others.
8.  When we obey God's Commandments we do not say mean things about others.
9. Students will need to write why we should always speak God’s name with respect.
10. Students should be able to write a story or draw a picture about a person who follows one of the commandments.