Jesus’ peace “is not an armed peace, never!” Pope Francis said in his general audience. “The weapons of the Gospel are prayer, tenderness, forgiveness and freely-given love for one’s neighbor.”

Many of us rush to confess sins against others, but how many of our sins are really directed at ourselves?

A Reflection for the Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent, by James Martin, S.J.

Even a cursory look at Scripture shows that Jesus was not at all afraid to repudiate those who deserved it.

The people of Nazareth thought that they were putting a local upstart in his place. The sad irony is that they were rejecting God.

Your sins cannot cancel the identity you were given in your baptism. But it is possible to forget who you are.