Isn’t the Sacrement of Confession the opportunity to be “born again” through the forgiveness of our sins?
The Sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick are “healing” Sacraments.
It seems to happen when one is laid low by life events, suffering the effects of a sinful life, and reaching out desperately. When there is no human recourse, the lost soul may call on the Lord, perhaps read the Gospel with new understanding, and surrender to Him. I’m sure it happens in other ways too. But usually one is seeking and not finding, until the clouds somehow part. It is mysterious on the face of it. No one knows exactly how it happens that someone answers to the presence who has always been there.
We aren’t reborn through reconciliation but we become closer to Christ by choosing to no longer separate ourselves from Him with our sin and our guilt. Every time we go to confession we are making a firm amendment to follow Christ wholeheartedly.
All the sacraments are REAL encounters with Christ.