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 ...

In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. …. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day ...

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 ...

The New Castle County courtroom was quiet as Jackie Broadnax stood at a podium in the center of the floor, her voice reverberating throughout the room. As she addressed the court Friday morning, she ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.