(art: Hope, George Frederick Watts, 1886) Anger is a normal and temporarily helpful response to a hurtful event. As an emotion, anger can help us summon the energy to protect ourselves in a situation, or to hastily remove ourselves from a situation even if it means needing a burst of exertion to get past barriers. … Continue reading Recognizing Hidden Anger is Step #1 in Forgiveness
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Pope Leo XIV: 2025 Jubilee Year is Time for Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Prior to his death, Pope Francis declared 2025 to be a Jubilee Year, A Jubilee Year is an "event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church." The concept of "Jubilee" has its origins in the Book of Leviticus (chapter 25) as a special year of reconciliation, pilgrimage, and coming … Continue reading Pope Leo XIV: 2025 Jubilee Year is Time for Forgiveness and Reconciliation
The First Step in Forgiveness is the First Step
(photo: Muhammad Abdullah Iftikhar, 2017) How do I even start? What makes an effective forgiveness process different from one that doesn't have good results is that an effective process has needed steps, in a needed sequence, with each step defined in the certain way that it needs to be defined. Fortunately, scientists have done a … Continue reading The First Step in Forgiveness is the First Step
Change Your Mind, Change Your Brain
The word "repent" essentially has its origins in old Latin words for "think again." The old Greek word for "changing your mind" is "metanoia" (μετάνοια). The word metanoia as a noun and verb occurs no less than 56 times in the New Testament of the Bible. Understanding how changes in our minds are actually visible … Continue reading Change Your Mind, Change Your Brain
“Forgive, but don’t forget.”
Graphic: Brain regions involved with memory formation. "A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General provides insight into how forgiveness affects memory. The researchers found that forgiving someone who has wronged you does not blur or alter the details of the event in memory. Instead, it changes how you feel about it. … Continue reading “Forgive, but don’t forget.”
Memory & Forgiveness
The work to launch Live and Forgive presentations, guided retreats and small group series continues. Live and Forgive is aimed at integrating the neuroscience of forgiveness with the faith-based principles of forgiveness, primarily in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Forgiveness is a contemporary topic and significant social and personal need for so many in … Continue reading Memory & Forgiveness
Live and Forgive 