One of the scribes came up to Jesus and asked him, 'Which commandment is the most important of all?' Jesus answered, 'The ...

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 ...

Once again, the Pharisees want to trap Jesus. Matthew 22 is full of controversies. After opening with the parable of the wedding feast and the man without a wedding garment, there follow four separate ...

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 ...

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

Mankind had existed for those 2,500 years with no rules with which to govern or control themselves. Adam and Eve in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast To be sure, there are reasonable concerns about blurring the separation of ...

Pope Francis smiles as he arrives for his general audience in the Vatican's Paul VI hall Aug. 11, 2021. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, ...

The Paradoxical Commandments took on a life of their own after Keith wrote them as a Harvard sophomore more than 30 years ago. They became almost a law unto themselves for doing good despite people ...