It is the heart of the pope’s reflection on this theme (occupying no less than 20 sections of the encyclical), and also his central point of reference: “Although this Letter is addressed to all people ...

Have you ever been in a group chat that’s super active where the memes, jokes, messages are nonstop, and then suddenly … ...

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 ...

“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 ends differently without the innkeeper. Arguably, without the innkeeper, the parable falls apart and the good deed falls short. The Samaritan, after all, is no ...

There was a cable news anchor who obtained an exclusive interview with Jesus Christ. Wanting to boost his station’s ratings, he asked Jesus, “Teacher, what is the greatest commandment?” Jesus replied, ...

In Jesus' parable of the good Samaritan, a traveler encounters a man beaten by robbers and left for dead by the roadside. Moved with pity, the traveler stopped to help, unlike others who had passed ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be getting a bit big for his britches. He's not only imagining himself as the nation's next president as he competes for the Republican nomination, but he recently ...

In the Book of Luke, chapter 10, Jesus told the “Parable of the Good Samaritan.” Is it time for a rewrite? This was the story of a man who was robbed, beaten and left for dead. A priest and a Levite ...