Let me begin this essay with a radical statement, one which of course will need much explanation and justification: “Outside love of neighbor, no salvation.” I recall hearing a story about the famous ...

Catholics who are still committed to going to Mass have proved one thing very well: We love God. We love him a lot. We love him against all odds. Now, to be right with God, we just need to take one ...

“For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay each according to his conduct.” Find today’s readings here. When I graduated from the Jesuit School of ...

One casualty of the end of the Dean campaign is that it has preempted any stark contrast between the Democratic candidate who said, “It is time not to put up [with] any of this ‘love thy neighbor’ ...

When we “make every effort to be holy,” it works toward the common good. What are some effective ways to love our neighbors? Most of us would say things like taking a meal to someone who is ill or ...

I think when we hear this Gospel and we're challenged by these two commandments, our tendency is probably not to think too much about that first commandment about loving God because God is such a ...

“Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.” The author of 1 John invites us to put our love into action—to love with our lives. Love is a commandment: “love one ...

Praying that Catholics would understand and act on "the inseparable bond" between love of God and love of neighbor, Pope Francis again appealed for a solution to the crisis in Venezuela. "We pray that ...

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. — At Love Your Neighbor in Hudsonville, love speaks two languages — English and Spanish. It's part of their mission to make sure every neighbor feels welcome, no matter what ...