In Matthew's gospel, Jesus delivers five major speeches ... One of the intriguing characteristics of this address is Jesus' repetition of the words, "you have heard it said . . . But I say ...

Amid a world with growing rancor and discord and hate and war, we have lost a needed voice for peace and human compassion ...

Amid a world with growing rancor and discord and hate and war, we have lost a needed voice for peace and human compassion ...

Blessed are the peacemakers” the Gospel says of Matthew. In the same way, Francis was a world leader whose message most often ...

The Gospels give some intriguing clues to the identity of Jesus’ famous follower—who was unwed, moved freely, and provided ...

Holy Week offers Puerto Rican society the possibility of a much needed pause to reflect on the stormy times we live in and ...

The liturgy of Holy Week helps to create a physical and emotional response to the Easter story, says Cosima Clara Gillhammer ...

The Gospel of Luke is the first volume of Luke ... Luke gives a different version of the Beatitudes than Matthew (6:20-23). In Luke, we also get the "woes" of Jesus (6:24-26; 11:42-52).

The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more ...

But this character, of course, also appears in the Gospel of John ... We know them from Matthew and Luke - Jesus said, "I have come to cast fire on the earth." Or "Behold, a sower went out ...