The Catechism of the Council of Trent was published during the Counter-Reformation, a turbulent time for the Church. A central reason for publishing this enduring work was to equip pastors to instruct ...

In recent weeks I have received a couple of different queries about how and why one should forgive. One reader wrote asking if he should forgive those who had so seriously hurt him in his workplace, ...

When I was in college, getting student aid felt like free money – who doesn't love getting free stuff? My wife and I were newly married and finishing our degrees. We were busy waiting tables and ...

Children’s sermons can be times for cuteness or for expressions of theological realism. Here is a story of such realism. Our parish’s intern was reinforcing the theme of the day’s lectionary lesson.

If there’s one thing the world agrees on, it’s this: Nelson Mandela wasn’t just a political hero, he was a living example of what forgiveness and compassion can achieve. And while he changed nations, ...

There are many ways to hurt another person. There are also many ways to forgive that hurt. On an individual level, we can forgive ourselves or we can forgive others. Self-forgiveness is the experience ...

Forgiveness is known as a virtue that is preached in churches and other places of worship. Until recently, it was not a subject that was taught in the classroom. Suzanne Freedman, a professor of ...

BRATTLEBORO -- For many people, the idea of forgiveness is an alien thought, unacceptable when the amount of harm perpetrated upon them is calculated into their daily deliberations. Survivors of the ...

World leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will gather in Paris on Sunday to commemorate the armistice of Nov. 11, 1918. The centenary is a natural ...