PARISH VOICES

Have you ever become ashamed or afraid when you've thought of praying for forgiveness? Asking for forgiveness is priceless.

When I think of forgiveness, I think about Fr. Tom introducing us to Henri Nouwen, a renowned spiritual writer who often spoke about forgiveness as a process akin to unveiling a canvas. Forgiveness can be incredibly challenging but also incredibly transformative. It requires a deep understanding and compassion that transcends our human nature. Henri Nouwen described people as canvases, covered over time by layers of hurt, pain, and mistakes. These layers obscure the image of

I had a brilliant, talented, creative friend, Jim, who got in an argument with his UW professor 40 years ago. He became enraged at the professor, yelled profanities at him, and stormed out of class. He was so angry that he never came back. He failed that class and was only one class short of his degree at UW! Redemption and Second Chances Jim never graduated. He held on to that resentment and bad judgment and never spoke to the professor for forty years. A week before a sudde