Sometimes I hear preachers emphasize that God’s love is “unconditional”, and what they mean by this is intended to comfort and encourage their listeners. The idea, however, can be so easily abused.

“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions – it is by grace you have been saved.” – Ephesians 2:4-5, NIV When ...

To be sure, it is not just what we think which matters, what we do with them is just as important: An elder said, “No wickedness which is not translated into action is wickedness; no righteousness ...

Msgr. Joseph Prior explains this Sunday's Gospel and the parable of the Generous Landowner, representing God who gives His love, compassion, mercy and goodness to people not because we love Him but ...

“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.” Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV) Understanding who God is and that he loves you with an everlasting love is the foundation for ...

Scripture reminds us in 1 John 4:19 that we love because He first loved us. God’s love was never meant to end with our own ...

“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 ...

Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with clergy tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read ...

Years ago, when my daughter was born, I knew that I wanted to breastfeed her. I had not grown up seeing women nurse their babies, so I spent my entire pregnancy reading books on the subject. At the ...