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 ...

“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God ...

Love is the central action in Jesus’ ministry, and it is the focus of today’s Gospel. Jesus gives a commandment that is not completely new, although he makes a notable addition that should inform how ...

One of my dearest friends, a retired teacher of German descent, tutors children at an urban school. Once, while working on reading with an 8-year-old African American child, they shared a book about ...

Sunday, May 18, 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 the ...

Jesus tells us and the disciples in the Gospel of St. John this week, “to love one another.” Jesus commands this of all who follow Him, as the way everyone will know that we are His followers and ...

“A new command I give you: Love one another.” Jesus at the Last Supper – Gospel of John. Jesus of Nazareth challenged his culture’s status quo throughout his three-year ministry. Not only did he show ...

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Mr. Wehner is a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. The enduring significance of Christmas is that it represents perhaps the most distinctive feature of the Christian faith — the concept of the ...

Everyone has a place in their heart that should be filled by God. Some fill it with money, sex, and others' gods - I call these fake gods. They may also fill it with hate. I once saw a movie about an ...

This week’s response to Psalm 103 calls attention to a familiar theme of the Bible, “love.” “Love one another as I have loved you.” Such a claim affords great comfort and consolation in these times.