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Category: Reconciliation

Reconciliation

Embracing the Other

8 Nov, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

Being able to relate to the other (that which, or the person who,  is totally different from us) is vitally…

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Other yet Intimate: God’s Unique Relationship

30 Sep, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

Embracing the other is important for our political and social well-being as well as for our spiritual health.  Yet too…

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Reconciliation

Reaching out to the ‘Other’

7 Sep, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

Reconciliation is not possible unless there is an embracing of the ‘other’ -  the other person, the other idea, the…

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Reconciliation

The Church: Community of Forgiven-ness

5 Aug, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

The Church is a community which is both forgiven and in the process of being forgiven and it is called…

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Being Sorry: Is remorse necessary for forgiveness?

4 Jul, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

Is forgiveness dependent upon our being sorry and showing remorse?  When we do say sorry, is it primarily for the…

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From a Lost Son to a Dying Daughter: The Challenge and Power of Forgiveness

2 Jun, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

The father in one of the most famous stories in the New Testament and the father in Northern Ireland whose…

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Is there a limit to forgiveness? Whose forgiveness is it?

5 May, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

Is there a limit to forgiveness? When Peter asks Jesus how many times he should forgive somebody who sins against…

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Forgiveness is an essential element in Reconciliation. Mercy is not enough.

3 Apr, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

On the front cover of a journal on spirituality and health there was a picture of three United States ex-servicemen…

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Reconciliation

Jesus Christ the Scapegoat – NOT the Victim

16 Mar, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

Often, the notion of Jesus’ being a victim is confused with that of his being a scapegoat, though the two…

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When society regards victimhood as a virtue, remember that Jesus Christ was never a victim

1 Mar, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

At a time when society regards victimhood as a virtue, it is important to remember that Jesus Christ was never…

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Remembering and the Way we Remember is Crucial for Reconciliation

3 Feb, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

At the beginning of Desmond Tutu’s book No Future without Forgiveness, which narrates his experiences of chairing the Truth and…

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Reconciliation

Personal Transformation – The need to change within

29 Dec, 201228 Nov, 2019 Brian

The most powerful movement for reconciliation comes from within and is motivated by love. The Israeli organization Rabbis for Human…

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What do we mean by Reconciliation and is it achievable?

3 Dec, 201228 Nov, 2019 Brian

What do we mean by reconciliation?  Is there not a danger that it is defined differently every time it is…

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Reconciliation

The human soul cries out for reconciliation

17 Nov, 201228 Nov, 2019 Brian

The human soul cries out for reconciliation.  This God-given cry starts within and reverberates around all of creation.  We constantly…

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