We have all been hurt by others. Sometimes those wounds last for a long time. It can be difficult to know how to deal with such hurts, or with those who have inflicted them. One approach is to bury ...

The practice of law has a lot to offer. You get to work with and for interesting people. You spend time playing with a Rubik’s cube of ever-shifting facts, theories and strategies which keeps you on ...

Forgiveness remains one of humanity’s most challenging yet transformative practices. When hurt runs deep and betrayal feels fresh, the path toward healing can seem impossible to navigate. Yet ...

Quote of the day by Jane Austen reminds readers that some human traits are difficult to change. The famous line from Mansfield Park explores selfishness, forgiveness, self-awareness, boundaries, and ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. The Power of Forgiveness is a collection of seven short stories that, taken together, reveal the limits, difficulties, ...

The Big Ideas: What Do We Fear? Choosing to forgive can be frightening, but it’s a powerful tool for repairing the harm done by violence, oppression and other traumas. By Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela Pumla ...

Recently, I had a very impactful conversation with a friend about death and dying. We both have had the privilege to be with grandparents while they were passing, and we agreed that while this ...

A recent act of forgiveness in the face of tragedy made national headlines. Erika Kirk’s bold witness in publicly forgiving her husband Charlie’s assassin prompted people to consider, “What does ...

Forgiving a Nazi, especially one as notorious as Dr. Josef Mengele, may seem inconceivable. Yet Holocaust survivor Eva Kor did just that. Not only did she forgive Mengele, who was known as the “Angel ...

Thanksgiving is a time of year when we traditionally focus on gratitude. In my family, that involves sharing thanks and grace while sitting at a table overflowing with Thanksgiving fare. Our comments ...

I was in Manhattan talking about gratitude as a civic virtue as part of a traveling National Review forum. There's always something different about every session in the different cities. But this ...