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Forgiveness
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time — Forgiveness How many times are we supposed to forgive someone who has hurt us? In Matthew 18:21–35, Peter asks Jesus that very question. Jesus’ answer challenges us to stop keeping score and remember how much mercy we ourselves have received. Forgiveness does not mean pretending the wound didn’t matter. It doesn’t excuse what happened, erase necessary boundaries, or automatically restore trust. Forgiveness means refusing to allow someone else’s actions to control the rest of our lives. Sometimes the person we need to forgive is another person. Sometimes it is…
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