forgiveness

“I wonder if those of us who work in news media, where ‘if it bleeds it leads’ is understood, might help balance all the dreadful shots of human misery by promoting a larger awareness of the human mercies that sometimes follow.”

Suicide is not a failure of faith, but often a cry from pain. Christ meets us there, finding us where we are — even in the shadows of grief, illness, or despair.

Exploration of Judas in ‘The Chosen,’ who seemed to misunderstand Jesus and tried force him to accept the role of king—and did Jesus forgive him?

Here are five things you might not know, others you once learned but perhaps forgot, and inspiration to recommit daily to seeking closer friendship with God through repentance and fighting sin, wherever it is found.

Despite years of being enslaved and abused, St. Josephine’s story ends in life-giving hope. Her recovery is a testimony to the role that believing in God’s love can play in helping victims of enslavement survive.

When they learned their 23-year-old son Michael Echaniz had been murdered in March 2022, John and Sharon Echaniz began a journey through the stages of grief, and (although they admit there is work to be done) they offered their son’s killer forgiveness.

The Vatican hopes to show the pilgrims who come to Rome for the jubilee that the spirit of forgiveness remains front and center of the church’s long tradition of celebrating Holy Years.

Forgiveness is a thread that runs throughout the story of our faith.