"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 ...

At the end of World War II, much of Europe lay in ruins. Pieces of buildings sat devastated by bombings and burnings. Streets overflowed with rubble and dust. Orphaned children lined the street—kids ...

With Valentine’s Day coming soon, I find myself reflecting on love. The Protestant Bible consists of 66 books — with 1,189 chapters, 31,173 verses, and a grand total of 807,361 words. Written over ...

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 ...

When I was little, I pored over the stories of the saints, especially the martyrs. I was morbidly fascinated by stories of little 6-year-old Conchita of the Drooping Veil who loved God so passionately ...

Does Abraham love God more than his fellow human beings? He immediately jumps to follow God’s command to offer his son as a sacrifice; he does not question and does not bargain. God comes first.