Erika Kirk has been remarkably poised and dignified in the aftermath of the carnage that felled her husband, Charlie Kirk, on September 10. There is no joy in second-guessing a widow whose grief is so ...

After a few fits and starts, a reluctant Jonah delivered a message to the wicked city of Nineveh, “Forty days and Nineveh will be destroyed.” But the people of Nineveh repented, turned from their evil ...

In Hamlet, the gloomy Dane lives out a thoroughly pagan vendetta against his uncle Claudius, who has murdered his father. At one point, he discovers Claudius at his prayers and thinks to go and stab ...

(RNS) — Society often expects victims of harm to forgive their perpetrators, regardless of whether they've cleaned up their act, says Ruttenberg. Judaism offers another way. (RNS) — Yom Kippur, the ...

June 17, 2015, started as just another fine summer day in Charleston, South Carolina, for pastor Anthony Thompson and his family, before their life was shaken to the core. That day, Thompson and his ...

The Jewish High Holy Days are a time of repentance and prayer, but also of hope. Rosh Hashana, the first of the High Holy Days and the Jewish new year, starts Friday evening and continues through ...

"In the face of this deplorable evil, the church kneels before God and implores his forgiveness for the sins of her children. I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians ...

Reflection on forgiveness during Ramadan reawakens the believer’s consciousness of accountability and hope in divine mercy.

"Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace" is Pope Francis' theme for the World Day of Peace, today, Jan. 1, 2025. His plea is for a year blessed by forgiveness — forgiveness between nations, ...

Forgiveness is a concept central to many faiths and spiritual philosophies. For believers, it brings hope, healing, and a chance to begin again. But a question often arises: Does God really forgive ...