Category: Forgiveness

The Joy of Forgiveness

According to an often told story, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes series, once decided to play a practical joke on twelve of his friends. To each he sent an anonymous telegram that simply read, “Flee at once . . . all is discovered.” Within twenty-four hours, all twelve had fled the [...]

Tuesday May 18th, 2010 in Daily Faith, Forgiveness, Savior | No Comments »

By Our Hands

Hollywood star and director Mel Gibson felt called by God to make his film The Passion of the Christ, a portrayal of the final 12 hours of Jesus’ life on earth. Although the film has been criticized for being anti-Semitic, Gibson has never pointed a finger at the Jews. Instead, he says all of us [...]

Wednesday March 24th, 2010 in Cross, Forgiveness, Lent, Savior | No Comments »

The List of the Cross

When Louis XII became king of France, he made a list of all those who had been his enemies and persecutors in the years before he obtained the throne. Before each of these names he placed a large black cross. When word of his act spread, those on the list quickly fled the country, fearing [...]

Thursday February 18th, 2010 in Cross, Forgiveness, Lent, Savior | No Comments »