Faith

God's Word on Sunday: Commandments must be in hearts

fr_scott@catholicregister.org (Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J) — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Third Sunday of Lent, March 7 (Year B) Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18, 22-25 John 2:13-25

Are the Ten Commandments unique? Were people ignorant of their content before Moses ascended Mount Sinai to receive them from God? In fact, many of the provisions of the commandments have parallels in the law codes of the ancient near east. They represent the basic building blocks of a just and humane society.

Indifference to lives of others kills, Pope says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:34:23 -0400

VATICAN – Hurling insults and being indifferent to other people's lives is the first step along the winding path that leads to killing them, at least figuratively, Pope Francis said.

Questioning Faith: Loving our enemies needs divine energy

marym@catholicregister.org (Mary Marrocco) — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:50:20 -0400

Love your enemies, Jesus tells us. Apart from the direct command of God, it��Ƶapp not obvious that loving enemies is a necessary or even desirable thing to do. They can and do hurt us, and hating them can motivate us in protecting ourselves.

God's word on Sunday: Commandments needed now more than ever

fr_scott@catholicregister.org (Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J) — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 09:53:49 -0500

Third Sunday of Lent, March 4 (Year B) Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18, 22-25; John 2:13-25