Jesus commanded us to love God with all of our heart, mind, and soul. He went on to say that we are to love our neighbors as we do ourselves. All of God’s laws fall under these two commands.

Faith leaders emphasize the importance of spreading love beyond Valentine's Day, highlighting its power to heal, unite, and ...

We have a complicated relationship with what people call God. Not all of us, of course. But certainly most of us. Even those who would consider themselves to be devoutly religious struggle with what ...

The body of Saint John Mary Vianney, entombed above the main altar in the Basilica at Ars, France. The face is covered with a wax mask. (Credit: Wikimedia.) Listen The spiritual life is enriched by ...

“For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay each according to his conduct.” Find today’s readings here. When I graduated from the Jesuit School of ...

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One of the great mysteries to believers and nonbelievers is that of evil and suffering. If there is a God who is omnipotent and omniscient, how can he tolerate evil, injustice and the suffering of the ...

Find today’s readings here. People find John’s Gospel to be difficult and theologically dense, but it tells a simple story. Jesus came from the Father and went back to the Father (Jn 16:28). Jesus is ...

In the book Love: A History, Yale scholar Simon May calls human love our "new god." In his chapter "Love plays God" May writes: "Human love … is now tasked with achieving what once only divine love ...

Love, when seen through the eyes of spirituality, is not just an emotion it’s a journey toward God. But in today’s fast-paced life, love has become more about expectations and less about connection.