Tag: forgiveness

This week’s readings focus on the idea of following God’s law to remain in communion with Him…but also on the fact that Jesus/God loves us so

Prepare the Way of the Lord: An Invitation to Advent Reconciliation During this holy season of Advent, the Church invites us to pause, reflect, and

In this Sunday’s Gospel passage, Jesus encounters a man in the synagogue with an unclean spirit that causes him severe suffering. Jesus drives

And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Matthew 6:12 This week’s Intention: The Joy of Forgiveness Suggested

Asking for forgiveness can be very difficult. “What if the person I hurt is still very angry with me?” “What if they won’t forgive me?”

I find myself becoming bothered when I see and hear people not doing the right thing. Most of the time, not doing the right thing is just showing a

Differences exist. We are all unique (and probably a little bit strange to others) and we have different viewpoints. However, what brings all of us

“I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have

How can seeing the world as Jesus does allow me to be transformed? This weekend, we hear the story of the man born blind. Back then, the popular

“How can I show compassion for those I am tempted to condemn?” In today’s society we see people placing judgment and giving condemnation in the

What relationship in my life do I need to unconditionally reconcile? This weekend we find ourselves halfway through the Season of Lent.  We began

In this week’s Gospel, John the Baptist proclaims “a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” In our Church, we can seek

I’m sorry. We use that expression often in our daily conversations; but asking for forgiveness is sometimes more difficult. There’s an implied

How can I reach out to people I normally avoid? The major issue is that we avoid people at all.  Jesus ate with tax collectors, accepted water and

Forgiveness can be an uncomfortable challenge. Jesus tells this story after Peter proposes an extravagant limit of forgiveness. He uses the biblical

Asking for forgiveness is not easy, but find out what is even a greater challenge. Matt explains in his reflection of this week’s Connecting

When we think of Pentecost, the first thing that comes to mind is the Holy Spirit . So why is our Connecting Point about forgiveness? At the end of

St. Paul reminds proclaims in the second reading that the people should be united in Christ when presented with the news that the people are