Forgiveness is not about condoning or forgetting the transgression, and may or may not involve some form of reconciliation, noted Enright, co-founder of the International Forgiveness Institute.
The ensuing feud between Conrad and Montag received extensive media attention since its beginning; Conrad was doubtful of the possibility of a reconciliation, noting that "I can see us getting to not hating each other but I don't think we would ever go back to being best friends".
But as The Hill notes this morning, the Senate can only move one reconciliation bill until they pass a new budget resolution.
Far from sounding a conciliatory note, Senate Republicans said they would employ every procedural maneuver available to derail the reconciliation bill, or at least knock out main provisions.
Recognising the difficulty of achieving that reconciliation, he notes that the one area where the tendency to creatively disrupt has faltered is in how we govern ourselves.
I outlined the concept of reconciliation for Lowey, noting that it would be possible only if the Taliban separated itself from Al Qaeda.
The reconciliation effort, he noted, could be a key opportunity for the Karzai administration to show progress in the development of Afghan governance.
A note of reconciliation is being sought, quietly and with an awareness of possible missteps.
Inspired by despair after the death of his three-year-old daughter, it ends on a note of reconciliation and spiritual harmony.
Is it too much to hope that a similar note of reconciliation might be struck at Mrs Thatcher's funeral in the same cathedral?
In declaring independence, Kosovo's prime minister, Hashim Thaci, a former leader of the guerrilla force that just over 10 years ago began an armed rebellion against Serbian domination, struck a note of reconciliation.
