Though many of us grew up hearing about God’s love for us and singing songs about God’s love for us, living in the joy and security of that deep love can be a challenge. In part, this has been because ...

“Jesus loves you, and if you don’t have faith in him, he’ll send you to hell.” In one form or another this reduction ad absurdum is used against Christians again and again. It is not just silliness, ...

“Mom, do you think your cup is big enough?” my daughter playfully asked. I am an avid coffee drinker. You know those people who keep a full cup of joe by their side all day long? Yep, that’s me! I ...

Many faithful Christians believe God is angry with them, but the Bible tells us otherwise. When I was starting out in ministry, a major problem around me was a nominal Bible Belt Christianity that ...

If Jesus got down from the cross, would we still call him God? Does the cross make Jesus God or was Jesus God before then? I think the answer lies in the fact that God is Love in perfection. Jesus ...

I’ve heard this promise/these promises all of my life. I’ve both received the declaration and blurted it out to countless others. A recent sermon from John 3:16 on the love of God got me thinking ...

God is love. On this point, the New Testament letters and the Gospel of John allow no argument. God is present when one experiences love and whenever one extends love to another. Every act of love, ...

Today’s gospel is one of those passages that we desperately want to mean something other than what it says. Matthew’s version of this instruction is actually a little easier than Luke’s. In Luke, ...

VATICAN CITY: "We cannot truly love God unless this love overflows into love for our brothers and sisters", Pope Leo XIV said ...

"Is this love?" she asks. I regularly hear this question as a psychologist and pastor. We are ever trying to get our love life right. The English language is impoverished when speaking about love. It ...

Sunday, Oct. 29, is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Exodus 22:20-26; Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40. There was an expression common among the ...