over and over? These cases challenge the authenticity of our faith. Another real-life example concerns those who hurt us deeply and do not seek our forgiveness. People often carry the heavy burden of ...

Speaking in his first general audience since the start of the Synod on Synodality last week, Pope Francis on Wednesday resumed his ongoing catechesis on the theme of apostolic zeal, this time focusing ...

A dear sister in the faith asked this question during a ladies’ Bible study: how do we love our neighbor, and is forgiveness a facet of that love? Another sister at the table struggled with forgiving ...

Erika Kirk’s powerful example of forgiveness sparked a massive wave of conversation about forgiveness—including some misperceptions about it. But there is no disputing: Forgiveness is ...

How do we respond to people who have wronged us–or to people we have wronged? There can be lingering hostility, with an extreme form leading to revenge. Or there can be forgiveness and reconciliation.

Miroslav Volf once wrote a book attempting to reclaim forgiveness for a “culture stripped of grace.” Nearly 20 years later, two books are renewing that attempt for a situation Volf likely didn’t ...