This past Wednesday many Christians went to their place of worship and had ashes put on their forehead. 2011 is one of the rare years when western Christianity celebrates Easter on the same day as our ...

Adultery is one of the hardest sins to forgive, and yet it occurs with disturbing regularity leaving in its wake anger and bitterness. Certainly in Tiger Woods' case he has wronged a great number of ...

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My daughter and I teach the parish second grade Sunday school class preparing for first communion and reconciliation. The children come from many different backgrounds with many different stories: of ...

“Forgiveness is not absolution for the offender it’s a journey back to yourself.” This idea may feel radical if you’ve ever been told that forgiving is the only way to find peace. But what if, for ...

"When a sinner implores one for pardon, one must grant pardon wholeheartedly and soulfully." —Maimonides, Hilchot T’shuvah 2:10s "An apology is a gesture through which an individual splits himself ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Standing in front of the altar Tuesday (Sept. 25) in Raleigh’s Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama took his violet zucchetto from his head and fell to his ...