For the past three years, Gretchen Crowe has been immersed in an extraordinary, yet daunting, task: telling the story of Rachel Muha and her son, Brian, who, along with his roommate, Aaron, were kidnapped and murdered during college. But, as Crowe writes,
Dr. Greg Popcak, host of the popular call-in radio show More2Life, examines the concept of forgiveness in his latest column: “What does it really mean to forgive someone? It is possible to forgive someone … and still feel pain or anger, or
Gretchen R. Crowe, editorial director for periodicals at OSV, shares insights she gathered from an article written by Father Damian Ference for the Word On Fire website. When we confess our sins and are forgiven, it is the merciful love of Jesus
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If people took seriously the Gospel call to forgive one another, the world would be a much better place, Pope Francis said. “How much suffering, how many wounds, how many wars could be avoided if forgiveness and mercy
A reader asks, “Why do we call the mysteries of the Rosary ‘mysteries?’ What is mysterious about the Presentation in the Temple, or the Descent of the Holy Spirit, or The Scourging at the Pillar, and so on? These are verifiable events.”
Without forgiveness as a standard part of the daily emoji discourse that has become so routine over text messaging, are we missing an opportunity to extend it?
If we want to live in a world of peace, we must start by traveling with the Prince of Peace through the stormy times of our personal lives
The fuel of social media is the outrage cycle. A public or private figure is revealed to have committed a social transgression. Virtual mobs seek to destroy the life of this person. The accused receives death threats until the attention of the
Marriage is the most peculiar of all human relationships. Canonical doctrine reflects the tenet of Christian anthropology that the marriage union is the principal representation of relation, which means marriage places two people closer together than even a mother and child. Two
It’s a shame that feeling ashamed is going out of fashion. At least in some circles. Watch the news. A lot of famous folks caught red-handed offer a sincere and heartfelt, “It’s not something I’m proud of.” Uh huh And…? “It’s my