The third spiritual work of mercy is one that few of us like to engage in: “admonish the sinner.” This work of mercy is highly misunderstood and many of us do not know how to “admonish” in a Christian ...

The Days of Awe loom like a court date, so we are taught in our High Holy Day liturgy. We are held to account for our sins, our falling short in our duties to God, to each other and to our own souls.

Offering counsel and admonishing sinners are works of mercy, but they are not a license to pretend to be better than others, Pope Francis said. To counsel others is a chance to see how well you, too, ...

"I concur in the denial of certiorari, though I admonish the Court of Appeals to exercise greater care in its review of the records it reviews," wrote Justice Charles Bethel. A denied petition for ...

We won’t admonish you if you don’t know the origins of today’s word—its current meanings have strayed slightly from its history. “Admonish” was borrowed in the 14th century (via Anglo-French) from ...