Confession and Why We Need It

“We’re missing out on God’s grace by not going to confession.” Tom Peterson

Tom Peterson

Following 25 years as an award-winning corporate advertising executive, Tom Peterson’s life would radically change forever, after receiving a transforming Spiritual conversion while on a Catholic men’s retreat.  Soon afterward, he founded VirtueMedia (pro-life) and CatholicsComeHome.org. In 2011 Catholics Come Home evangomercialsTM were the first to air nationally on top TV networks like CBS and NBC, reaching 125 million viewers in every city across the U S.

In January 2014, Catholics Come Home aired an evangomercial in all the major College Football bowl games, featuring legendary coach Lou Holtz, promoting the goal of heaven, and inviting viewers to come home to the Catholic faith.

Recently, Tom began to host a new television series, prime time on EWTN on Thursday and Sunday nights called Catholics Come Home.

Peterson’s second apostolate, VirtueMedia.orgh, creates and airs sanctity of life commercials helping as many as 22,000 abortion vulnerable women in a given month, and were the first to air their ads nationally on MTV and BET.

Tom served as Vice Chairman of the Legatus International Board of Governors and is active in his local Atlanta Chapter. He encourages others to seek God’s plan for their lives, to help change our world for the better. His new book entitled “Catholics, Come Home” was recently published by Random House.

Why we need Confession?

In this episode, Tom Peterson, author of Catholics Coming Home talks about Confession and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
He explains:
-Why we need confession?
-What are the main reasons we don’t confess?
-How to handle the obstacles to confession?
-What is the fruit of this practice?

I was frantic until two weeks ago since I couldn’t find a speaker for this episode of our podcast. I’d written to so many Catholic authors and writers and no one would talk about confession. As always I was anxious and second-guessed if this topic that we decided for Lent was wrong.