Sunday, Sept. 17, is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Sirach 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35. Today’s Gospel draws us into a sensitive area ...

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 ...

Q: Thank you for your helpful columns, Rabbi. I don’t recall where I heard this, but it changed my perspective on forgiveness. (And there have been incidents in my life where I struggled with what I ...

We, oftentimes, complicate how to obtain forgiveness from God. Some look for special prayers they believe will remove their sins. Others think they need to do tasks or give to the poor and needy to be ...

It can be a pretty stiff test of character to not only forgive but also to ask for forgiveness. There's pain, there's suffering, there's challenge. In fact, at times, it seems an impossible task.

Forgiveness is foundational for Christians. There are more than 100 passages in the Bible which speak of forgiveness. Jesus even includes forgiveness when teaching us how to pray. The basis of our ...

In 1969, Jewish Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal published a controversial book called The Sunflower, based on an experience he had as a young man in 1943 in the Janowska ...

Our Gemara on Amud Aleph (see Rashi, “aderaba”) discusses the idea that the wine libation, after the blood is sprinkled, represents the joy and relief of obtaining atonement. The Yalkut Divrei Yosef ...

Surely, “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). Yet God is gracious, and I believe that the beauty of His forgiveness can continue to be manifested in people.

This is in reply to the May 8 LNP | LancasterOnline letter “Jesus brought new understanding of God.” I’d like to ask: What would this world be like if God did not judge evil? People could then sin ...

The traditional ruler said that the mineral resources that God endowed the country with were enough if only Nigerians could ask God for wisdom. Oba Akanbi said this during the celebration of the ...