In a very seventeenth-century-coded turn of events, the pope circulated a letter among the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops rebuking (though without naming) the vice president over his ...
(The Conversation) — Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary. (The Conversation) — The Bible story of the Good Samaritan is more ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The parable of the Good Samaritan is a beautiful story superbly told by the master of story telling. One would be hard-pressed to mention story tellers comparable to Jesus Christ, ...
“Who is my neighbor?” is the provocative question posed to Jesus in the Gospel of Luke that leads into the parable of the good Samaritan, a parable for our times. The questioner is a self-righteous ...
The parable of the good Samaritan is depicted in a stained-glass window at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, N.Y., on World Day of the Sick, Feb. 11, 2021. The observance, ...
(RNS) — When we read the news about people in distress, Jesus is looking over our shoulders and asking what we are going to do for them. (RNS) — A scholar of the law tried to trip up Jesus by asking ...
The recent discourse on Ordo Amoris caught my interest. The term refers to the order of loves or charities and how we respond with charity beyond ourselves. It becomes controversial when we prioritize ...
The story of the good Samaritan is one of the best known parables of Jesus. It has entered into our culture as an expression of care for strangers. Today, hospitals, social service agencies and places ...
Salvation Army volunteers organize and distribute aid for the Kerrville community after deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country. (Photo courtesy of the Salvation Army) (RNS) — A scholar of the law ...
Sunday, July 13, is the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Psalm 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 or Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11; Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 10:25-37. One could ...
(RNS) — A scholar of the law tried to trip up Jesus by asking him, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Like any good teacher, Jesus turned the tables on him and asked, “What is written ...