Forgiving yourself can be a sign of moral growth − but only if you put in the work. Stephanie Verhart/E+ via Getty Images As the Jewish High Holidays approach, which begin with Rosh Hashanah and ...

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

“Harboring unforgiveness is like drinking poison and hoping your enemy will die.” — Joyce Meyer This observation is especially true when we consider why people, including Christians, have such a hard ...

(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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

What would I (had I been at the crossroads of decision) have done with a Nazi in a position of vulnerability? Is forgiveness always to be offered? Sometimes? When and when not? What happens to justice ...

(The Conversation) — Ahead of the Jewish High Holidays, repentance and forgiveness are on many people’s minds. But self-forgiveness is important for personal growth, too. (The Conversation) — As the ...