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“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) When it comes down to it, forgiveness is much easier said than done. It might be far easier to hold onto a wrong...

(Photo: Reme Hernandez / Cathopic) By Jeannie Ewing Contributing Writer I bowed my head in the confessional. Then, the sobbing: “Father,...

Photo provided The anguish of imminent death pierced Immaculée’s body “like a thousand needles.” She wondered anxiously, “How is it to...

Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ." (Eph 4:32) Photo by Ante Gudelj on...

During the Lenten season, an austere time of the desert, we keep our eyes fixed on Christ crucified. The focus is not on the “no” of...

When we began this season of Lent, I invited the faithful in the Archdiocese to reflect upon the great importance of forgiveness in our...

Photo by Melanie Stander on Unsplash By Regis Martin/National Catholic Register Is forgiveness possible without faith? Suppose someone...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) We could all use a little more mercy in our lives, and it can start with us being more merciful to ourselves and...

From Eden to the Promised Land The Crucifixion, Fra Angelico, ca. 1440. (http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435577) People...

(Photo: Lightstock) The capital or deadly sins were not named for being unforgivable or because of their gravity, but because they are...

(Photo: Gerardo Juarez / Cathopic) By Patrick Howard Unleash the Gospel Taking just 15 minutes a day, the Examen prayer will transform...

Photo by Shalone Cason via Unsplash “But I’m a good person!” Or so goes one of a myriad of common excuses for why someone doesn’t need to...

Ashes — the refuse that remains when fire has consumed something — remind us of the humble dust from which we were made and our place...

(Photo: Unsplash) The Church gives us the Sacrament of Reconciliation to be reconciled with God. As sinful beings, our communion with the...

“All of man’s misfortune comes from one thing, which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room.” Blaise Pascal, who offers this...

(Photo: Denver Catholic File Photo) By Joshua Karabinos and Dr. Michel Therrien As Americans, we tell ourselves not to talk about two...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) By Deacon Derrick Johnson Permanent Deacon at Assumption Parish in Welby And in that region, there were shepherds...

(Photo: Cathopic) By Father Daniel Cardó Pastor at Holy Name Parish in Sheridan In the very beginnings of the Church there were no sacred...

(Photo: Lightstock) By Father Hector Chiapa-Villarreal Pastor of St. Therese Parish in Aurora St. Augustine tells us: “Two cities have...