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 ...

DENVER, Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With the Jewish High Holidays arriving later this month, TJFR Press spotlights its award-winning children's book, "But I Said I ...

When most of us hear the word “repent,” we immediately tend to think of punishment and begging for forgiveness. It's almost ...

(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 ...

You can find today’s readings here. “Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?” (Lk 5:23) I don’t know about you, but I admit I’m skeptical of arguments for ...

“Sorry” doesn’t cut if it is used too many times. Problems arise when repeated offenses make the apologies seem shallow and hurtful. Hurt feelings make a home in the mind of the recipient. Hurting ...

The Ao community will observe a Day of Repentance with fasting and prayer on January 30 and 31, following a collective call ...

"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 ...

“Uh, Father? You forgot to give me a penance.” I was sitting in my pastor’s study, a much younger man than I am today, my cheeks tear-streaked and my shame revealed. I had not planned on confession ...