Is it easier to love than to forgive? Think about this question for a few seconds. It seems like loving someone comes more naturally than forgiving someone who has wronged us, even if it’s the person ...

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 this Sunday’s first reading, the prophet Isaiah writes, “Our God is generous in forgiving. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord” (Is 55:7-8). We humans ...

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 ...

If the Scriptures are correct in identifying the number seven as the symbol of perfection, then it is only fitting that the Seven Last Words spoken by Jesus on the Cross be similarly charged. Why ...

Charlie: Recently, I attended my grandson Devin’s Little League game, something that has become one of my favorite things to do these days. I sat on the sidelines in my lawn-chair enjoying the game ...

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 ...