“Is there a right way to forgive?” Lety Z. Montoya wondered out loud. “If I don’t feel these positive things that come after, did I do it wrong? Did I not mean it?” A few of her classmates nodded ...

“How ironic that it was the act of not forgiving that finally freed me to forgive,” writes Nancy Richards, a survivor of child abuse, who eventually forgave her mother.[i] While researching for my ...

You’ve tried to forgive, but you can’t. What should you do? Instead of simply trying harder, consider identifying and addressing your obstacles to forgiving. While researching for my book, You Don’t ...

In theory, the act of forgiveness seems pretty straightforward. After all, you really only have two choices—to forgive or not to forgive. What’s so hard about that, right? Well, a lot. A whole lot.

Let’s be honest: when it comes to forgiveness, we’re not going to pretend it doesn’t f*cking suck sometimes. Even though it’s natural and normal for other people to make us feel bad from time to time, ...

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Editor's note: Journalist and presidential historian Jon Meacham is Canon Historian of the Washington National Cathedral. He delivered this sermon at the cathedralat a service on Sunday, Sept. 17.

What do you do when someone close to you won't apologize or does nothing to right the wrong of a grievous offense? Is your only choice to forgive or not forgive? Forgiveness given too easily is likely ...

Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila’s pastoral note for Lent 2023. As we begin this season of Lent, I want to remind each of us that mercy is at the heart of ...

Justin Welby has been condemned by survivors and campaigners for saying he would forgive serial Church of England abuser John Smyth if he were still alive. The former archbishop of Canterbury also ...

Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila’s pastoral note for Lent 2023. As we begin this season of Lent, I want to remind each of us that mercy is at the heart of ...