Forgiveness Day 11 // It's Never too Late

No matter how far you feel you’ve fallen, or how long it’s been since you last talked to that person, it is never too late to ask God for forgiveness, to forgive yourself, or to start forgiving the ones who’ve hurt you. In short, mercy and forgiveness have no expiration date.

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Forgiveness Day 10 // Struggling with Habitual Sin

Everyone has their weaknesses, their vulnerable spots, the parts of their souls that are the most susceptible to temptation.

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Forgiveness Day 9 // Admitting You Have a Problem

Today’s passage is definitely soap opera worthy. Heck, give this story to the writers of Game of Thrones and you could easily see this happening on HBO: A king lusts over the wife of one of his soldiers, sleeps with her, gets her pregnant, and then kills her husband by sending him over to the front lines where he was guaranteed to die.

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Forgiveness Day 8 // The Fruits of Confession

Let’s take a look at a person who committed a sin that some people still haven’t forgiven. He betrayed Jesus around the hour of his death, abandoned Jesus even when he swore up and down that he would always be there for his Savior.

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Forgiveness Day 7 // The Three Questions About Confession

Why do we need Confession?

Even though most of us aren’t people who would commit violent crimes, we still have a tendency to sin.

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Forgiveness Day 6 // Learning to Forgive Yourself

These two passages are very familiar ones. I want to focus on something these two passages have in common: through the parable of the Prodigal Son and the Adulteress, we can learn how to forgive ourselves.

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Forgiveness Day 5 // Father Forgive Them

“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”-Luke 23:34

Back in November of 2015, I got the chance to venerate the relics of St. Maria Goretti. I learned a lot about Saint Maria Goretti that night.

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Forgiveness Day 4 // Let Fear and Anger Out, Let Love in

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Forgiveness Day 3 // The Difference between Forgiveness and Vengeance

The story of Jonah is both a comedy and a tragedy. It’s comical because of the irony: a prophet actively trying to hide from God while all the pagan pirates and the city of Nineveh were more than willing to ask God for mercy when the situation calls for it.

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Forgiveness Day 2 // The Purpose of Our Problems

Providence Grows From Hardships

I always believed that everything happens for a reason.

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Forgiveness Day 1 // Why we all Need Mercy