Forgiveness News
If I hadn’t learned to forgive, I may not even be alive today.
Read the dramatic story of Jayne Valseca whose treatment at Cancer Treatment Centers of America included forgiveness therapy. Watch a short video about the amazing power forgiveness has had on her life and on those around her. You’ll be amazed. Click here.
What Does Forgiveness Have to Do With Depression?
Forgiving is vital to overcoming depression, according to a number of researchers and authors. Robert Enright, among other researchers, found that college students were less forgiving and more anxious than their parents. Why? Because their parents had learned to forgive. Read the full article here.
Forgiveness improves immune system of HIV/AIDs patients
A recent study conducted in people living with HIV/AIDS found that HIV clients who truly forgave someone who had hurt them in the past experienced a positive change in their immune systems. Read “Forgiveness Can Improve Immune Function in HIV-AIDS Patients.”
Students use Facebook to learn about forgiveness
The course, “Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Peace-Building,” was offered this past fall and taught simultaneously at St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA), the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and St. Mary’s University College (Belfast, Northern Ireland). Instructors and students in each classroom explored the subject across multiple disciplines, with St. Ambrose delving into the theology of forgiveness, UW-M examining its psychological implications, and St. Mary’s focusing on the role education can play in building a culture of forgiveness. Over the course of the semester, the students in all three classrooms came together via Facebook to discuss their thoughts and observations. Read the article from the St. Ambrose magazine Scene.
