There are various aspects of forgiveness: forgiving others, forgiving yourself, receiving forgiveness from God, forgiving those who do not deserve it, etc. There are two different opinions about ...

“Uh, Father? You forgot to give me a penance.” I was sitting in my pastor’s study, a much younger man than I am today, my cheeks tear-streaked and my shame revealed. I had not planned on confession ...

Forgiveness, received freely and constantly from God, is a "fundamental value" for Christians that must be practiced and passed on to others, Pope Francis said. "Forgiveness is the oxygen that ...

Think of someone who has hurt you and ask God for the strength to forgive that person, Pope Francis told the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday. Speaking from a window of the Vatican’s ...

On Dec. 10, 2003, a masked gunman shot every member of the Whitaker family as they returned to their Sugar Land home from a family dinner. Tricia Whitaker and her 19-year old son Kevin died. But the ...

My request that readers share their opinions about whether or not we should forgive the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect generated a flood of articulate and deeply moving responses. Here are ...

Ramadan is the month of forgiveness. God, the most merciful, who loves to forgive, becomes even more forgiving in this month. The first 10 days are the days of mercy, the second 10 days are the days ...

Webster’s Dictionary defined “gay” as homosexual, and as such "gays" cannot be married under natural law. Marriage is between one man and one woman. How do I know this? The Bible tells us that God ...