Jesus’ parable in Luke’s Gospel masterfully illustrates three characters, the father and two sons, each of whom provides an ...

On a past trip to the Dominican Republic, Candace Cameron Bure witnessed firsthand the profound impact of Compassion ...

In the parable of the good Samaritan, Jesus makes it clear — a neighbor can be anyone, found anywhere, and helped without ...

The gospel of John is dramatically different than the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). Instead of organizing ... water and world suffuse the text providing rich food for meditation.

What Jesus is saying is that is easy to focus on the sins of others, while failing to discern our own need for repentance and ...

The books are attributed, in probable order of composition, to Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John ... s larger point is that the most improbable Gospel tales serve to patch a fractured narrative ...

Preaching for Laetare Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C, Rev. Stephen Tully complicates the story of the prodigal son ...

Fear may indeed inspire regret, but not repentance. Fear can be dulled over time and guilt can be rationalised in an instant. And anyway, it is truer to say that we are punished by our sins, not for ...

ROME —Immediately before leaving Rome's Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of treatment for breathing difficulties, ...

The story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem by donkey is recorded in all four Gospels. Yet it’s the second entry into Jerusalem that may bookend Jesus’ life.

The gospel lectionary reading is Luke 15.1-3, 11b-32, the parable of the Forgiving Father (or the Prodigal Son), which works ...