In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches that the greatest commandments are love of God and love of neighbor. Illustrating this event in religious art is a challenge because, as I’ve noted before, when Jesus ...

Strangers and enemies don’t come naturally. In a familiar passage from Mark’s gospel, Jesus gets asked what matters most. Embroiled in a cauldron of theological unrest over taxes and what happens ...

Sunday, May 15, is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Mass readings: Acts 14:21-27; Psalm 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13; Revelation 21:1-5a; John 13:31-33a, 34-35. In today’s Gospel, Our Lord sets forth for us a new ...

The Ten Commandments, also called “the Decalogue,” are arguably the most famous words in the Bible. The Hebrew Bible presents them as having been revealed directly to the Jews by God. They were ...

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” ...

Had Gov. Jeff Landry been in church with me on a recent Sunday, he would have heard the message, Ten Commandments versus two commandments. Since he wasn’t, I’ll recap. In Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus ...

The Lord’s modified creed was key for disciples’ growth, author says. Scot McKnight’s The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others (Paraclete, 2004) shows how an ancient Jewish prayer, the Shema, ...

Idaho considers placing Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Authors argue moral teaching starts in homes, not institutional displays. Teachings of Jesus prioritize active love over ...