Q: Dear Pastor, Why can’t the all-powerful God not forgive someone of their sins after they die? A:If you knew what you were asking, you would realize how your question crushes God’s heart. Why?

My request that readers share their opinions about whether or not we should forgive the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect generated a flood of articulate and deeply moving responses. Here are ...

DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I've been in jail for almost 20 years for killing a man during an armed robbery. The chaplain here says God will forgive me, but I can't make myself believe it. I know I don't deserve ...

We all have the one sin that we consider completely unforgiveable. Not the ones we ourselves commit, although we have those, too, but the ones that others commit against us. Folks can wrong us in any ...

"Perhaps once a year the church needs to set aside a time to confess and forgive alongside God the sins of the church." ...

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 ...

I am told that it’s my Christian duty to forgive, and the Lord knows I’ve tried. But each time I forgive him... - Published on August 15, 2025 He said I am sorry, but it’s at least the tenth time! I ...

God forgives sins so that joy, not sadness, can flourish once again in one's heart, Pope Francis said. "How do you conquer evil? By welcoming God's forgiveness and the forgiveness of one's brothers ...

These are the words of an exposed adulterer, a caught conspirator to murder, a shamed king. A poetic lament from a broken father who had just held his infant son as he died and now held blame. A ...

Below is the text from Pope Francis’ homily on Palm Sunday, delivered April 10, 2022, in St. Peter’s Square. On Calvary, two ways of thinking collided. In the Gospel, the words of the crucified Jesus ...