(photo: Sherburne County, Minnesota (USA), Tom Delaney, 2025) Ice and snow, bless the Lord;praise and exalt him above all forever. ~ Daniel 3, Liturgy of the Word for Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Dr. Katharine Harmon and J.P. Mischhoff at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary located here in Central Minnesota, … Continue reading Forgiveness in Brief
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Fr. Hugh Duffy: Forgiveness When There’s No Apology
(photo: Capilla Sixtina, Jorge Valenzuela, 2011) "Not long before his death, Pope Francis gave a startling speech to the Curia — the Church’s central administrative body. Before a room full of high-ranking officials, he spoke honestly about the hypocrisy, gossip, and careerism that had crept into the Church’s leadership. His words cut deep. The assembled … Continue reading Fr. Hugh Duffy: Forgiveness When There’s No Apology
Why would I ever forgive that person?
(photo: Wild Geranium, Tom Delaney, Sherburne County, Minnesota, 2025) We have a small parade of deer stroll past our place regularly in the evenings. When I go out on our south pasture, I see the large matted down circles of grass where they have been bedding down for the night, both in the pasture and … Continue reading Why would I ever forgive that person?
Live and Forgive 