The Catechism of the Council of Trent was published during the Counter-Reformation, a turbulent time for the Church. A central reason for publishing this enduring work was to equip pastors to instruct ...

In recent weeks I have received a couple of different queries about how and why one should forgive. One reader wrote asking if he should forgive those who had so seriously hurt him in his workplace, ...

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Children’s sermons can be times for cuteness or for expressions of theological realism. Here is a story of such realism. Our parish’s intern was reinforcing the theme of the day’s lectionary lesson.

Forgiveness is something that doesn’t come lightly for any of us. For some, it takes just a kind gesture and an apology. For others, it takes time, patience and a lesson learned. And then there are ...

After her mother’s health began failing last January, Jill Ebstein of Newton wrote an essay describing how Rosyne Gardenswartz’s completion of a Jewish studies program at age 81 taught her how “we are ...

BRATTLEBORO -- For many people, the idea of forgiveness is an alien thought, unacceptable when the amount of harm perpetrated upon them is calculated into their daily deliberations. Survivors of the ...

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