With Holy Week approaching, we turn to forgiveness. … Think about it. Does this ring true to you? Most, if not all, of what is bad and false and wrong in this world has its roots in one or more of the ...

As Christians, we know that we are called to live lives of great love by emulating Christ and His sacrificial love for us ...

Fr Paul Murphy was stabbed seven times in the attack, which occurred at Renmore Barracks in Galway on August 15. The priest ...

An Alabama prison inmate accused of hiring someone to gun down his girlfriend in a Birmingham park posted these words to ...

Then David said to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the LORD.’  Nathan replied, ‘The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die.'” — 2 Samuel 12:13 Normally when ...

“Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.” At the Mass for Ash Wednesday, that refrain is prayed after each verse of the Responsorial Psalm. It is meant to call to mind and, indeed, to emphasize our ...

Many people find it hard to forgive. Maybe the hurt is so deep and the wounds are so numerous that they can’t bring ...

We are entering the final stretch of our Lenten journey. This Fifth Sunday of Lent invites us to look forward with hope in the mercy of God, who constantly calls us to new life.

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True generosity isn’t transactional — it’s transformational. The Fathers of the Church call us to orient our entire lives toward God and neighbor, just as Jesus Christ offered himself for us.