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December 2016

December 19, 2016

Why We Still Need Mercy

Why Do We Still Need Mercy? The year of Mercy may be over, but as...

June 2016

June 08, 2016

Why Brock Turner Needs Maria Goretti and Alessandro Serenelli

There is a reason why justice and mercy go hand in hand. Like the rest...

June 04, 2016

It’s Never Too Late: Forgiveness Bible Study Day 11

From today's reflection: No matter how far you feel you’ve fallen, or how long it’s...

June 03, 2016

Struggling With Habitual Sin: Forgiveness Bible Study Day 10

From today's reflection: Everyone has their weaknesses, their vulnerable spots, the parts of their souls...

June 02, 2016

Admitting You Have a Problem: Forgiveness Bible Study Day 9

From today's reflection: Today’s passage is definitely soap opera worthy. Heck, give this story to...

June 01, 2016

The Fruits of Confession: Forgiveness Bible Study Day 8

From today's reflection: Let’s take a look at a person who committed a sin that...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

The Three Questions About Confession

Why do we need Confession? Why do we need to confess our sins to a...

May 30, 2016

Learning to Forgive Yourself: Forgiveness Bible Study Day 6

From today's reflection: One often misunderstood aspect about God’s grace is that we have to...

May 28, 2016

Father Forgive Them…Forgiveness Bible Study Day 5

From today's reflection I realize now that the pain people caused me was basically the...

May 27, 2016

Let Fear and Anger Out, Let Love In: Forgiveness Bible Study Day 4

From today's reflection: Having selfless love for those who’ve hurt you means wanting them to...

May 26, 2016

The Difference Between Forgiveness and Vengeance: Forgiveness Bible Study Day 3

From today's reflection: The story of Jonah is both a comedy and a tragedy. It’s...

May 25, 2016

The Purpose of Our Problems: Forgiveness Bible Study Day 2

From today's reflection: I always believed that everything happens for a reason. It’s never clear...

May 24, 2016

Why We All Need Forgiveness: Forgiveness Bible Study Day 1

From today's reflection: Most of us know the story pretty well: God created Adam and...

May 23, 2016

Forgiveness Bible Study Introduction

Today is the start of my latest Bible study from the Heart of Mary Women's...

February 2016

February 26, 2016

The Other Side of Recovery

When I shared my commentary about Kesha's struggle to break free of her contract and...

November 2015

November 12, 2015

Forgiveness: Doing the Unimaginable

We have a lot of concepts of what forgiveness is and how it’s supposed...

November 05, 2015

Meeting Saint Maria Goretti

So last night, at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Sugar Land, TX, I had...

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