God’s mercy is abundant, but we first must acknowledge our failings to receive forgiveness
Question: I recently heard a passage where Jesus says, “Give alms and all will be forgiven you.” I am not sure where it comes from. But it sounds like he is saying we can buy forgiveness. Is this so? — John Jackson,
Jesus offers us newness of life through his mercy, but are we bold enough to accept it and start again?
God didn’t have to reveal any name to Moses. In fact, one can interpret Moses’ request that God reveal his name as an exercise of mastery, a desire to control the living God. Moses approaches the burning bush with wonder. The bush
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
Sally Leroy cries whenever she hears her favorite song at Mass. The Arizona native also cries most mornings as she sits quietly in her prayer corner pondering heartaches and family issues or in gratitude for blessings received. Yet, Leroy wouldn’t have it
No couple gets very far down the road of life together without one person offending the other. And the other person offending the one. Those unpleasant mileposts can demand loving kindness, compassion and forbearance (that is, patience and leniency).
What's most important for a successful marriage? Commitment, fortified by God giving us grace through the sacrament; and by our actions of cultivating the virtues of chastity and mercy. Possible? Absolutely.