Do those two words even belong together? I know for a long time I would not have associated them with one another. Repentance is about being judged, right? And no one likes to be judged. But is that ...

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A new year invites reflection, and two words come to mind for 2025: repentance and joy. At first glance, these words might seem unrelated, but they go hand in hand, offering a powerful framework for ...

From joy to introspection to solemnity: It’s the emotional and spiritual path Jews travel as they observe the High Holidays, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, leading up to Yom Kippur ...

President Russell M. Nelson smiles at conference attendees as he leaves the Saturday afternoon session of the 194th Semiannual General Conference. This was his first session of conference since his ...

Life is so beautiful, yet so full of misery and despair. As people, we struggle with mistakes we make and the negative consequences of others' choices. We ache and hurt as we go through trials and ...

Repentance is ultimately the goal that we all seek. All sane people are conscious of their numerous sins, and those who believe in Allah and His Messenger recognize that they will be held accountable ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, 5779, starts at sundown tonight, Sept. 9. It begins the Ten Days of Repentance, when God and each of us Jews evaluate our deeds of the past year. The tenth day is ...

As the world begins to return to normal after COVID-19 pandemic, I am finding that my personal world also seems a bit more hectic and sometimes challenging. I recently read a talk by one of our church ...

Last Sunday was the commemoration of St. Augustine, and the day before I received Peter Kreeft’s splendid new volume I Burned for Your Peace — a very readable commentary on Augustine’s Confessions. It ...