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 ...

Pope Francis began a cycle of catechesis on St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians on June 23. This was his fifth reflection on the epistle this summer. Pope Francis at his general audience in Paul VI ...

Q: When I try to witness about Christ, people’s responses often confuse me, which leads to doubting my own salvation in Jesus Christ. Is this normal? — D.T. A: Doubts can be debilitating. Uncertainty ...

Sunday, April 25, is the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Mass Readings: Acts 4:8-12; Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18. The Fourth Sunday of Easter marks the midpoint of the 50 ...

Our salvation is just an appendix in Christ’s redemption of all creation. One of the most quoted Bible verses of all time is John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, ...

The gift of prayer is often taken for granted. The access we have to the Father in Jesus Christ is often presumed as the status quo, but it’s a singular and unique inheritance. As fallen human beings, ...

Pope Francis said Wednesday that Catholics must observe the commandments with the knowledge that justification comes from Jesus Christ. “Do we believe in Jesus Christ and do what we want? No,” Pope ...