I will soon be 91. Arthritis demands I use a walker and not stand long. I voted by mail in the 2020 primary and am grateful Pennsylvania’s legal system encouraged me to do my rightful duty as a ...

In these weeks leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it seems that the need to understand what repentance is and why it matters is more urgent than ever, writes the author of “Repentance: The ...

The prayer of supplication includes petition. As the Holy Spirit moves within us, the first impulse toward petition is repentance. As we draw closer to God, we realize who we are before him, how we ...

A series of writers answer the question: Do we still know how to atone? The evidence is everywhere: Bernie Madoff announces that he is sorry to have caused his family pain, but then defends himself, ...

Listening sometimes leads us to an uncomfortable place: the recognition that we were wrong. We often think of listening as a passive act—something that expands understanding or deepens connection. But ...

In August 1988, nearing the end of his time as president, Ronald Reagan gave a short, heartfelt speech as he signed into law the so-called Civil Liberties Act, granting reparations to Japanese ...