Too often, we place forgiveness and anger on opposite sides, as if they’re in competition. The truth is more complex.

Anger and forgiveness are often pitted against each other as archrivals. In my research for my book, You Don’t Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms, I discovered that in this contest, ...

All of us have experienced it: the deep cuts that go along with being hurt by someone else, emotionally or physically. When that kind of personal affront takes place, it’s easy to grab onto that pain ...

What is a Christian understanding of forgiveness? And does it necessarily involve reconciliation or the abatement of anger? On the final episode of this season of “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria ...

Sunday, Sept. 17, is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Sirach 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35. Today’s Gospel draws us into a sensitive area ...

Amid the ongoing tide of mass shootings, the case of Dylann Roof remains chillingly distinct. One evening in 2015, he was welcomed into a Bible study meeting in Charleston, S.C. Roof argued theology, ...

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization (R), and Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri (L) speak at a roundtable discussion on the 2025 Jubilee of Hope during the ...

In the years since the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995, many survivors and victims' families say they've worked hard to keep their focus on healing—not on the man responsible for the attack.

Ye, whose 2025 has been largely defined by another wave of Nazi nonsense, recently had an exchange with Jesse Lee Peterson, a pastor perhaps most known for his MAGA-aligned messaging. For example, ...